The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 13-19
ORLANDO, FLA. – CBP's Office of Regulations and Rulings is "preparing a number of proposed amendments" to customs broker regulations in 19 CFR Part 111, said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske while speaking at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America on April 21. Kerlikowske also lauded the movement of just-introduced customs legislation.
Trek Leather Decision on Corporate Officer Liability Confirms 40 Years of Precedent, Says Government
The recent court decision in Trek Leather on corporate employee liability for customs violations does nothing to expand the coverage of customs penalties to employees of corporate importers of record, said the U.S. government in a brief filed April 15 opposing a Supreme Court hearing of the case. Despite consternation from the trade industry that a September 2014 decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will cause upheaval by subjecting import compliance professionals to “massive penalties” for negligent misstatements on entry documentation (see 1503170027), the controversial decision merely served to confirm over 40 years of Court of International Trade precedent and the plain language of 19 USC 1592, said the government’s brief.
CTIA, NCTA and the American Cable Association filed legal challenges Tuesday to the FCC’s net neutrality rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appeals weren't a surprise -- industry officials had predicted the trade associations would largely carry the load this time around (see 1503300055). FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is the former president of both NCTA and CTIA. Wheeler defended the order Tuesday in a speech to the Broadband Communities Summit in Austin (see 1504140045).
CTIA, NCTA and the American Cable Association filed legal challenges Tuesday to the FCC’s net neutrality rules in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The appeals weren't a surprise -- industry officials had predicted the trade associations would largely carry the load this time around (see 1503300055). FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is the former president of both NCTA and CTIA. Wheeler defended the order Tuesday in a speech to the Broadband Communities Summit in Austin (see 1504140045).
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of April 6-12:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of March 30 - April 5:
The Court of International Trade is proposing amendments to its rules (here). Recommended by the court’s Advisory Committee on Rules, the changes would align CIT rules with electronic filing and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, restore rules that were removed in 2013, and amend procedures in antidumping and countervailing duty cases. Comments are due May 1.
The proposed sale of customer data for 117 million RadioShack customers as part of RadioShack’s bankruptcy sale had many privacy advocates and state attorneys general calling foul, citing the wording of RadioShack’s privacy policy that said: “We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone at any time.” RadioShack responded to those concerns by tabling plans to offer for sale the "personal identifiable information" (PII) of its customers, the Texas Office of the Attorney General said in a statement Tuesday. There's a chance RadioShack will “live up to the assurances it provided 117 million customers,” by ruling out “any such sale in the future,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said, but the issue of how private a customer's information is hasn't gone away.
The proposed sale of customer data for 117 million RadioShack customers as part of RadioShack’s bankruptcy sale had many privacy advocates and state attorneys general calling foul, citing the wording of RadioShack’s privacy policy that said: “We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone at any time.” RadioShack responded to those concerns by tabling plans to offer for sale the "personal identifiable information" (PII) of its customers, the Texas Office of the Attorney General said in a statement Tuesday. There's a chance RadioShack will “live up to the assurances it provided 117 million customers,” by ruling out “any such sale in the future,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said, but the issue of how private a customer's information is hasn't gone away.