What if your Chinese living in China and your baby got sick or ill or even worse died from the tainted melamine in the China milk? What recourse do you have?
The Chinese government doesn’t appreciate law suits particularly when the government is part owner of the defendant in the case. After all they are more concerned about economic growth then social well being.
Thus far hundreds of lawyers have volunteered to take on the cases but the Chinese government puts extreme pressure on the lawyers and in the end nothing happens. The complainants are forced to except a small compensation from the government or risk getting nothing.
How about a class action suit?? This is a definite no no. The All China Lawyers Association (ACLA), the country’s bar association, looks down on class action suits and discourages them, and has set up strict rules which in essence make it impossible for a class action suit.
We must remember that in China politics come first and then the law is a distant second.
Makes me wonder what would happen if we as foreigners tried suing the Chinese manufacture of melamine milk if our child got sick or died?
Reference: NY Times Oct 17, 2008
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