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
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
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
Let’s say you import widgets that potentially fall within the scope of an antidumping or countervailing duty order. You wonder in good faith whether the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) may subject the imported widgets...more
Few international trade disputes make their way to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). In the vast majority of these appeals, SCOTUS simply denies the petition for certiorari without comment. Indeed, SCOTUS last...more