Pro-Tariffs Group Derides Section 301 Lawyers as 'Ambulance Chasers'

The Coalition for Prosperous America, supporting Trade Act Section 301 tariffs on China, complained Tuesday about the "cadre of legal firms" suing the Trump administration over tariffs on goods from Lists 3 and 4A (see 2009220027). "The equivalent of tariff ambulance chasers" recruited the companies to file the lawsuits, blogged Kenneth Rapoza. The analyst mentioned Sandler Travis, which said in a recent client notice there's still time to file similar challenges, and noted the role of Sandler Travis lawyer Lenny Feldman as co-chair of the Customs and Border Protection's Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. The blog post highlighted Akin Gump, which filed the first lawsuit, for being the largest lobbying operation in Washington and representing ZTE. The law firms didn't comment Wednesday.