On January 30, 2018, the Alliance Rubber Co. filed antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing duty (“CVD”) petitions on rubber bands from China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The petitioner alleges that the subject merchandise from these countries is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The petitioner also alleges the governments of China, Sri
Trump Nominates Commissioners to the International Trade Commission
President Donald Trump announced his nomination of two Commissioners to the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) on September 28, 2017.
The two nominees are Dennis M. Devaney and Randolph J. Stayin. If approved, Devaney of Michigan will serve the remainder of a nine-year term expiring June 16, 2023, and Stayin of Virginia will serve
U.S. Investigation of Steel Flanges from China and India
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce began its preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930. The Department of Commerce is looking into whether the imports of stainless steel flanges from China and India, which are alleged to be sold in the U.S. at less than fair
NAFTA and Natural Gas
On the firm’s Energy Law Today blog, Fox Partner Mark V. Santo discusses the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its potential impact on the natural gas trade between the U.S. and Mexico.
“Mexico imports nearly all of its natural
ITC Bars German Table Saws Which Infringe US Safety Patents
The International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an order on January 27, 2017, barring the import table saws produced by German tool manufacturer, Robert Bosch GmbH (“Bosch”). The ITC determined that the components of Bosch’s REAXX safety technology infringed the two patents held by US-based SawStop LLC (“SawStop”). As described in a press release at the