On April 5, a Vietnamese steel pipe exporter sought to limit, and the U.S. opposed, domestic petitioners’ attempt to consolidate three of the exporter’s cases in the Court of International Trade (SeAH Steel VINA Corp. v. U.S., CIT # 23-00256, -00257, -00258).
The U.S. told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 5 that the Commerce Department properly countervailed the Port of Incheon program in South Korea. Filing a response to respondent Hyundai Steel Co., the government said that key Federal Circuit precedent -- AK Steel Corp. v. U.S. -- controls in this instance in that the agency wasn't required to consider Hyundai's construction costs in building the port (Hyundai Steel Co. v. U.S., Fed. Cir. # 24-1100).
A 9th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court panel confronted the attorney for lead plaintiff-appellant Walleye Group with harsh questioning in oral argument Friday, asking where in the record there’s irrefutable evidence that five Intelsat defendants, including former Chairman David McGlade and several major shareholders, committed actionable insider trading under Section 9(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, as Walleye alleges. Judges Milan Smith, Andrew Hurwitz and Anthony Johnstone comprised the panel.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 8 dismissed importer Rimco's challenge of antidumping and countervailing duties on its steel wheel entries, for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 8 dismissed importer Rimco's challenge of antidumping and countervailing duties on its steel wheel entries, for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The following lawsuits were recently filed at the Court of International Trade:
Changes to the Court of International Trade's fees and "Listing of Judges of the Court" were made March 20 and will become effective May 1, the court announced. The judges listings were amended to add new appointees Lisa Wang and Joseph Laroski.
Importer Blockstream Services USA on April 3 moved to set aside the Court of International Trade's April 1 order dismissing its tariff classification challenge for failure to prosecute (see 2404020013) (Blockstream Services USA v. U.S., CIT # 22-00101).
An exporter alleged April 2 that the Commerce Department omitted “critical” pieces of evidence from the administrative record the agency filed with the Court of International Trade in a case involving a 2023 anti-circumvention inquiry on solar cells from Vietnam (Red Sun Energy Long An Company Limited v. U.S., CIT # 23-00229).
AT&T misled Discovery by “materially overstating WarnerMedia’s financial performance and misrepresenting and concealing the severity of WarnerMedia’s financial and business difficulties,” alleged a securities fraud suit Wednesday (docket 1:24-cv-00420) in U.S. District Court for Delaware in Wilmington. The suit names AT&T, CEO John Stankey and Warner Bros. Discovery as defendants.