The Court of International Trade dismissed Nov. 4 a case brought by Danfoss LLC, for lack of prosecution. Danfoss, a Danish exporter of refrigeration and air conditioning units, initially brought its case in 2023 (Danfoss LLC v. United States, CIT # 23-00214).

The U.S. filed a statement of material facts not in dispute Nov. 4 in a case regarding the classification of a substance used to accelerate chemical reactions involved in making plastic. It emphasized that the substance, Axion CA 1330, “is not a catalyst,” rather serving as “a component of a supported catalyst system” (Lanxess Corporation v. United States, CIT # 23-00073).

The Court of International Trade on Nov. 4 granted importer Camel Energy's motion to expedite its case against CBP's detention of two of its battery entries. Judge Claire Kelly, who was assigned to the case on Oct. 29, granted the motion to expedite and said that Camel Energy "may file a proposed briefing schedule" along with a "brief statement of reasons as to why this expedited timeframe is necessary" by Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET (Camel Energy v. United States, CIT # 25-00230).

The following lawsuit was filed recently at the Court of International Trade:

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will attend the Supreme Court's Nov. 5 oral argument on whether President Donald Trump can use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. Speaking on Fox News Nov. 3, Bessent said he's going to "hopefully" sit in the "front row, and have a ring-side seat" to the argument (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).

No lawsuits have been filed recently at the Court of International Trade.

The U.S. filed a notice of supplemental authority at the Court of International Trade in a case on an antidumping and countervailing duty injury proceeding in light of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision in Sweet Harvest Foods v. U.S. (NURA USA v. United States, CIT Consol. # 24-00182).

Texas resident Mohammed Aldalki is suing the Bureau of Industry and Security and CBP, alleging that they illegally detained his 2021 Mercedes before it could be exported to Jordan.

The following lawsuit was filed recently at the Court of International Trade:

The Commerce Department improperly used adverse facts available against antidumping duty respondent Oman Aluminium Rolling Company for its failure to report information on the company's movement expenses and its collection of freight revenues in the 2022-23 administrative review of the AD order on aluminum foil from Oman, Oman Aluminium argued in a complaint filed at the Court of International Trade (Oman Aluminium Rolling Company v. United States, CIT # 25-00215).