A group of solar cell importers and exporters asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to consolidate its appeal of a Court of International ruling vacating the Commerce Department's 2022-2024 duty pause on the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties on solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam with the government's appeal of the same order (Auxin Solar v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 25-2120).
Importer Danfoss on Nov. 6 moved the Court of International Trade to reopen its case on whether its scroll compressors and scroll-type compressors are exempt from Section 301 duties on China. The trade court dismissed the case on Nov. 4 for lack of prosecution (see 2511050053) (Danfoss LLC v. United States, CIT # 23-00214).
The Court of International Trade assigned on Nov. 4 another International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs case to a three-judge panel consisting of Judges Gary Katzmann, Timothy Reif and Jane Restani (PGN International Group v. Donald J. Trump, CIT # 25-00240).
The Court of International Trade dismissed Nov. 4 a case brought by Danfoss LLC, for lack of prosecution. Danfoss, a Danish exporter of refrigeration and air conditioning units, initially brought its case in 2023 (Danfoss LLC v. United States, CIT # 23-00214).
The U.S. filed a statement of material facts not in dispute Nov. 4 in a case regarding the classification of a substance used to accelerate chemical reactions involved in making plastic. It emphasized that the substance, Axion CA 1330, “is not a catalyst,” rather serving as “a component of a supported catalyst system” (Lanxess Corporation v. United States, CIT # 23-00073).
The Court of International Trade on Nov. 4 granted importer Camel Energy's motion to expedite its case against CBP's detention of two of its battery entries. Judge Claire Kelly, who was assigned to the case on Oct. 29, granted the motion to expedite and said that Camel Energy "may file a proposed briefing schedule" along with a "brief statement of reasons as to why this expedited timeframe is necessary" by Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET (Camel Energy v. United States, CIT # 25-00230).
The following lawsuit was filed recently at the Court of International Trade:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will attend the Supreme Court's Nov. 5 oral argument on whether President Donald Trump can use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. Speaking on Fox News Nov. 3, Bessent said he's going to "hopefully" sit in the "front row, and have a ring-side seat" to the argument (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).
No lawsuits have been filed recently at the Court of International Trade.
The U.S. filed a notice of supplemental authority at the Court of International Trade in a case on an antidumping and countervailing duty injury proceeding in light of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision in Sweet Harvest Foods v. U.S. (NURA USA v. United States, CIT Consol. # 24-00182).