CNN to the New York Chinese compensation claims 1.3 billion Chinese people a dollar each

April 22 - New York residents LIANG Shu-Bing Li Li-Lan of Chinese citizens joint commission of local lawyers sued CNN and Cafferty, claims 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. They asked CNN must compensate the Chinese people a dollar each.


According to local media reports, residents of New York ice LIANG Shu-Li Li-Lan joint Chinese citizens (who), on behalf of the 1.3 billion Chinese people both at home and abroad commissioned by the New York law firm Haiming to the U.S. Cable News Network (CNN), CNN host Cafferty and mother Company Turner Broadcasting Corporation collective lawsuit seeking compensation for the three co-defendant, the plaintiffs a total of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars of compensation that the Chinese people a dollar each. Haiming law firm in the United States today to the federal court litigation.


It is learnt that the lawsuit include three elements: first, insult and slander the defendant of all Chinese; second, the defendant intentionally caused mental injury to the plaintiff; third, accused of gross negligence causing mental harm to the plaintiff. At present the Federal Court has accepted the case.


The plaintiff LIANG Shu-ice business days in New York Minnie Beauty Shop, is a professional beautician. Another plaintiff, Li Li-Lan of Chinese citizens in Beijing as a primary school teacher, in this case, they represent 1.3 billion Chinese people.


Haiming law firm of lawyers Haiming said, this cause of action Haiming litigation law firm composed of six lawyers lawyers. Throughout the court proceedings, the court received 12 weeks after the proceedings will be issued a summons to the defendant, if they received the summons within 30 days after not respond, the court can deal with the absence of judgement. But because of the high compensation of 1.3 billion, they speculate, accused CNN should not be ignored or did not respond.


For this lawsuit is only symbolic significance, or to a dozen in the end to claim the ultimate goal, Haiming lawyers said that in the proceedings, the plaintiff has not made a public apology to the defendant requested, but directly to the spirit of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars compensation, 1300000000 China dollars in equal shares to each of them only one dollar, is not that significant. Of course, the lawsuit play long, is ultimately what kind of results, also depends on public opinion.