Source: Heavy News City Media

　　The trial of University of Minnesota female student Liu Jingyao v. Liu Qiangdong, an alleged rape case, will open on Oct. 3, Beijing time. Since the trial is a jury trial, it means that the four-year-long trial marathon will reach its final grand finale.

　　A few days ago, Jingdong boss Liu Qiangdong and his pregnant belly Zhang Zetian were spotted at a supermarket in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the very city where Liu's Minnesota sexual assault incident took place four years ago.

　　The commentary generally believes that the trial is imminent, Liu Qiangdong couple this time to such a posture appeared in the United States, the probability is for the trial to do show love preparation. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are familiar with the U.S. judicial system, because in such lawsuits, generally speaking, the establishment of a loving wife persona can push more fault to a third party.

　　The court has hired QuinnEmanuel, a law firm with a line-up of lawyers including Diane Doolittle, Bruce Van Dalsem, Christopher Tayback and Kyle Batter. The firm's attorneys include Diane Doolittle, Bruce Van Dalsem, Christopher Tayback and Kyle Batter.

Quinn Emanuel is also the lead legal team for Musk, the world's richest man, in his lawsuit against twitter. The firm has won several of Musk's lawsuits in recent years.

　　The firm is also known for its "expertise in litigating for the rich," and "particularly for its high success rate in sexual assault lawsuits.

　　The firm was hired by American billionaire Blake for the alleged rape of a model, American comedian Bill Cosby for sexual assault, and American billionaire Michael Goguen for a 13-year sexual abuse lawsuit.

　　It was also reported that in the patent battle between Apple and Samsung a few years ago, the law firm on Samsung's side was none other than Kun & Yi, with an average fee of $592 per hour (about RMB 4,262).

　　Not only that, but the law firm representing Jingdong in court was even stronger. According to the information, the law firm named HoganLovells, one of the top 10 law firms in the world.

　　Reports show that the U.S. Department of Justice bankruptcy watchdog had objected to pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson having HoganLovells partner Neal Katyal on the legal team in a bankruptcy case, citing exorbitant rates - $2,465 per hour (about $17,700), a standard is a new high for the legal industry.

　　Some industry insiders have projected that if past cases are used as a reference, Liu and Jingdong's lawyer consultation fees add up to about RMB 22,010 per hour.

　　In 2014, the law firm BakerHostetler charged RMB 3,077 per hour for the Republican Party v. former U.S. President Barack Obama case.