WASHINGTON _ Americans and governments across the United States would have the ability to sue the government of China for the spread of coronavirus, under a bill filed in Congress.
Republican U.S. Reps. Ron Wright of Texas and Chris Smith of New Jersey have introduced House Resolution 6524. It essentially strips China _ and any other country "which intentionally misleads" the World Health Organization _ of sovereign immunity.
A statement by the two said lawsuits against China would hold that country "accountable for the deaths, pain and suffering _ as well as the economic crisis _ resulting from its intentional misrepresentations" to WHO, which let COVID-19 "spread viciously throughout the U.S. and around the globe."
