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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: July 2025

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Welcome to the July 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

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False Claims Act Insights - How Tariffs Can Increase Whistleblower Activity and Associated FCA Liability

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Bob Romashko to the show to discuss an emerging area of False Claims Act liability—tariffs. True to his campaign promises to impose additional tariffs on major U.S....more

Blank Rome LLP

Trade Agreements Act Compliance: Some Welcome News for Some Federal Contractors, But Will It Last?

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Recently, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a qui tam action involving allegations of fraud in connection with country of origin requirements imposed by the Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”)....more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus – International, Summer 2015

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In This Issue: - TTIP’s Impact on U.S. and EU Trade Relations - Proposed Innovation Box Legislation - Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014 - Rules...more

Stinson LLP

Buy America Is Even More Complicated Than You Thought

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As you already know, the "Buy America" Act (BAA), 41 U.S.C. §8303 and 48 C.F.R. §25.100-206, requires, in general, use of materials produced in the United States on federal construction projects. Failure to comply with this...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Certifications Under the Trade Agreements Act: 10 Tips to Avoid TAA Traps for the Unwary

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On September 3, 2014, U.K.-based medical device maker Smith & Nephew (the ‘‘Company’’) agreed to pay $8.3 million (plus an additional $3 million in attorney’s fees) to resolve a lawsuit filed under the federal civil False...more

King & Spalding

Trade & Manufacturing - October 2014

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In This Issue: - Export-Import Bank Is Reauthorized Through June 2015 - Roadblocks to Bali Package Implementation Remain As Summer Deadline Passes Without A Clear Path Forward - Customs Litigation: Federal...more

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D.C. Circuit Supports Government Contractors’ Reliance on Supplier Certification of TAA Compliance in Qui Tam Suit

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In a qui tam whistleblower suit under the False Claims Act, the D.C. Circuit affirmed a lower court finding that a federal contractor reasonably relied on certifications of Trade Agreements Act compliance from its...more

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