False Claims Act Insights - How Tariffs Can Increase Whistleblower Activity and Associated FCA Liability
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Island Industries v. Sigma Corp., upheld a lower court jury determination that an importer of welded pipe fittings is liable for $8 million in unpaid antidumping duties under the False...more
Markets plunged earlier this year upon President Trump’s announcement of steep tariffs on imports to the U.S. from its trading partners, at rates varying from 10% to 125% depending on the country of the imported goods’...more
On June 10, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) stayed the Court of International Trade’s (“CIT”) permanent injunction on the Trump Administration’s executive orders...more
Key Takeaways - The U.S. Court of International Trade struck down President Trump’s fentanyl and reciprocal tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), ruling the statute did not...more
In a sweeping decision released May 28, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) invalidated a broad set of tariffs imposed by President Trump earlier this year under the International...more
In addition to standing behind the plain language of the definition of a “US-made end product,” the court in Acetris Health, LLC v. United States provided new guidance regarding limits on Customs and Border Protection...more
Antidumping and countervailing duty orders address unfairly priced and subsidized imports that enter the United States. Each order contains a “scope” that identifies in part the “class or kind” or merchandise covered by...more
At the end of 2018, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion in One World Techs., Inc. v. United States. In that decision, Judge Choe-Groves concluded that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...more