Plaintiffs in the nine class actions filed so far accusing Samsung of negligence in the summer’s data breaches asked the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation to transfer and consolidate the cases in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco and assign them to District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, said their Oct. 7 motion (case no. 3005).
Wire rod importer Kiswire asked the Court of International Trade to consolidate two cases, in an Oct. 14 motion. Similar facts "surround all of the entries" and the two complaints stem from the same agency decision on similar protests, Kiswire said. Both complaints challenge the denial of protests seeking antidumping duty refunds on wire rod from South Korea (see 2210130066). Kiswire said that CBP refused to refund the cash deposits and asserted that the entries were deemed liquidated at a date that would make the protests untimely filed. The cases proposed for consolidation present identical counts and promote "economy of judicial resources" and "avoid duplication of effort" if consolidated, Kiswire said. The government has indicated it doesn't consent to consolidation at this time and intends to file a response to the motion, Kiswire said (Kiswire Inc. v. United States, CIT # 22-00181; Kiswire Inc. and Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc. v. United States, CIT # 22-00285).
The U.S. in an Oct. 13 motion at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit asked for 30 more days to file an amicus brief in a case over whether the Commerce Department can conduct expedited countervailing duty reviews. The U.S. originally failed to appear in the case, leading to the appellate court inviting the government to file an amicus brief and address whether Commerce has the authority to engage in expedited CVD reviews (see 2206100045) (Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations v. United States, Fed. Cir. #22-1021).
Plaintiffs in the nine class actions filed so far accusing Samsung of negligence in the summer’s data breaches asked the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation to transfer and consolidate the cases in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco and assign them to District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, said their Oct. 7 motion (case no. 3005).
The Court of International Trade should transfer interest in a case contesting the validity of the lists 3 and 4A Section 301 tariffs filed by Hitachi Astemo Ohio Manufacturing to Hitachi Astemo Americas, counsel for Hitachi Astemo Americas said in a motion for transfer of interest. The U.S. consented to the transfer. Both Hitachi Astemo Ohio Manufacturing's and Hitachi Astemo America's cases are under the massive Section 301 litigation. In July, Hitachi Astemo Ohio Manufacturing assigned all its interests in its case to Hitachi Astemo Americas, making it the real party in interest in Hitachi Astemo Ohio Manufacturing's case, the motion said (Hitachi Astemo Americas v. United States, CIT #20-00973).
The following lawsuits were recently filed at the Court of International Trade:
The following lawsuits were recently filed at the Court of International Trade:
ITC Should Disqualify Buchanan From Injury Proceeding Based on Partner's 'Betrayal,' Importer Argues
The International Trade Commission should disqualify Daniel Pickard, chair of Buchanan Ingersoll's International Trade & National Security Practice Group, from participating as counsel for the petitioner to an International Trade Commission injury investigation given his ethical violations, counsel for Amstead Rail Co. said in an Oct. 11 letter.
The following lawsuits were recently filed at the Court of International Trade:
Some exporters are still facing penalties for minor errors made in Automated Export System filings despite efforts by CBP and the Census Bureau to rein in those fines. Omari Wooden, Census’ assistant division chief for trade outreach and regulations, said those penalties, often referred to as “parking ticket violations,” have been an “ongoing issue” with CBP.