Trade-Related Court Cases Filed Oct. 24-30

November 2, 2022 by Jacob Kopnick|Penalties and Courts

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 24-30:

REC Americas LLC, challenging President Donald Trump's proclamation revoking a Section 201 tariff exclusion on bifacial solar panels. #22-00314. Filed Oct. 25.

Strato, Inc., challenging CBP's denial of its protest over its imports of couplings, buffers and parts thereof from Mexico. #22-00315. Filed Oct. 27.

Appeals of CIT Decisions

The following appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of Oct. 24-30:

Ascension Chemicals LLC, UMD Solutions LLC and Crude Chem Technology LLC, challenging CIT's Aug. 18 ruling dismissing Dr. Bronner's complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction over xanthan gum imports, dismissing GLoB Energy Corp.'s complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and denying the remaining motions for judgment on the agency record. #23-1078. Opened Oct. 25.

GLoB, challenging CIT's Aug. 18 ruling dismissing Dr. Bronner's complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction over xanthan gum imports, dismissing GLoB Energy Corp.'s complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and denying the remaining motions for judgment on the agency record. #23-1081. Opened Oct. 25.

Sigma Corporation, challenging a Sept. 8 CIT decision that found that the Commerce Department properly included Vandewater International's steel branch outlets in the scope of the antidumping duty order on carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from China. #23-1093. Opened Oct. 27.