U.S. Court Denies Richard Liu’s Request to Limit Questioning in Rape Accuser’s Civil Suit

A Minnesota court has rejected a request by JD.com Inc.’s billionaire founder Richard Liu to prevent details of his personal life from being made public in a closely watched lawsuit filed by a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her four years ago.

The ruling comes as the clock ticks down to a Sept. 26 deadline for a jury trial that will take place if Richard Liu and the plaintiff, Liu Jingyao, fail to reach an agreement over her personal injury suit.