Petitioner Magneisa Carbon Bricks Fair Trade Committee on Nov. 26 further supported its motion to have the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit expedite its appeal of a scope ruling involving the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on magnesia carbon bricks from China. The petitioner said the U.S. industry faces "severe competitive harm" from entries of the bricks at issue, and expedition is required to "limit foreign importers’ ability to flood the market with refractory bricks at unfairly traded (and injurious) prices" (Fedmet Resources v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 26-1160).

In a 108-page brief filed Nov. 24, the International Trade Commission opposed shrimp exporters’ multiple challenges to an affirmative injury finding regarding frozen shrimp from Ecuador, India, Vietnam and Indonesia (Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila v. United States, CIT # 25-00029) (Seafood Exporters Association of India v. United States, CIT # 25-00031) (Shrimp Committee of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers v. United States, CIT # 25-00032).

The following lawsuits were filed recently at the Court of International Trade:

DOJ attorney Emma Bond left the agency, court filings show. During her time as a senior trial counsel, Bond argued numerous cases for the government in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Court of International Trade.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Nov. 25 denied the government's motion to cancel oral argument in a case involving the Commerce Department's use of the Cohen's d test to detect masked dumping. In a per curiam order, the court said the parties "should plan to focus on" the government's motion for a voluntary remand "at argument" (Mid Continent Steel & Wire v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 24-1556).

The following lawsuits were filed recently at the Court of International Trade:

The U.S. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Nov. 21 for a voluntary remand in a case involving a challenge to the Commerce Department's use of the Cohen's d test in light of the CAFC's decision in Marmen v. U.S., invalidating the agency's approach to the test. The government asked that oral argument in the case, which is currently set for Dec. 1, be canceled (Mid Continent Steel & Wire v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 24-1556).

Facing post-shutdown attorney departures and work pileups, DOJ has asked the Court of International Trade for deadline extensions for a number of pending cases.

The following lawsuits were filed recently at the Court of International Trade:

Mandi Rae Lumley, a member of the Yakama Native American tribe, dropped her lawsuit against the imposition of tariffs against herself and her company as a violation of the 1855 Yakama Treaty. On Nov. 20, Lumley's counsel, Rugged Law, a criminal justice firm in Portland, Oregon, filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Mandi Rae Lumley v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, D.Or. # 3:25-02003).