The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 21-27:
After years of litigation, a "clarification" to the scope of antidumping duties on petroleum wax candles from China once deemed "overbroad" by the Court of International Trade will apparently stand. A candle importer, Trade Associates Group, agreed to dismiss its lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it can't bring the same challenge again. The National Candle Association, which represents U.S. candle manufacturers, claimed victory in a news release.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 14-20:
The Court of International Trade on May 15 ordered the Commerce Department to reconsider a 2017 scope ruling that found fittings used with electrical conduit are subject to antidumping duties on malleable iron pipe fittings from China. The court said Commerce failed to consider whether the term “pipe” in the scope of the AD duty order includes products like electrical conduit that are not designed to withstand pressure.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of May 7-13:
The Court of International Trade on May 3 dismissed a steel importer’s challenge of Section 232 tariffs on iron and steel products. Severstal Export Miami, its affiliate Severstal Export GmbH, and the U.S. government had agreed to the dismissal, after CIT in April denied Severstal’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop imposition of the 25 percent tariff on Severstal’s imports. Severstal agreed to dismissal with prejudice, so it won’t be able to bring its claims again at CIT. The court had told Severstal that the case would be unlikely to succeed, noting that Section 232 gives the president the discretion to impose Section 232 tariffs even for economic threats to national security (see 1804060028).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 30 - May 6:
The U.S. will return some 3,800 artifacts to Iraq that were illegally imported by Hobby Lobby, the Justice Department said in a news release. The company reached a $3 million settlement with the DOJ last year over the smuggled goods that also required Hobby Lobby to employ a customs lawyer and a customs broker (see 1707060033).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 23-29:
Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan will retire this summer, he said in a statement dated April 30. Though no exact date has been set, Homan plans to step down in June, an ICE spokeswoman said. "The transition process is ongoing and there are no additional personnel announcements at this time," she said.