CIT Grants Antidumping Respondent Right to Intervene in AD Challenge
The Court of International Trade in a Sept. 22 opinion granted exporter Dong-A-Steel's right to intervene as a plaintiff-intervenor in an antidumping challenge brought by Histeel. Both Dong-A and Histeel participated in the administrative review of the AD duty order…
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on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea as mandatory respondents. The U.S. opposed Dong-A's proposed intervention on the grounds that it has not shown injury in fact, causation and redressability, since it will not suffer any harm if Histeel's margin is upheld. Judge Gary Katzmann said that Dong-A had "piggyback" standing because it and Histeel seek the same relief, and has intervention "as of right" because it is "an interested party who was a party to the proceeding."