Trade-Related Court Cases Filed for Week of Jan. 29 - Feb. 4

The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 29 - Feb. 4:

The Coalition for Fair Trade in Garlic, challenging the Commerce Department's decision not to begin antidumping duty administrative reviews of several exporters of fresh garlic from China even though the coalition requested their review. Commerce said the review requests did not include enough specific information, including company addresses. #18-00005. Filed Jan. 29.

Wilmar Trading Pte Ltd, PT Wilmar Bioenergi Indonesia and Wilmar Oleo North America LLC, challenging Commerce's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Indonesia. #18-00006. Filed Feb. 1.

Wilmar Trading Pte Ltd, PT Wilmar Bioenergi Indonesia and Wilmar Oleo North America LLC, challenging the International Trade Commission's final injury determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Indonesia. #18-00007. Filed Feb. 1.

The government of Indonesia, challenging Commerce's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Indonesia. #18-00008. Filed Feb. 2.

Vicentin S.A.I.C., challenging Commerce's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Argentina. #18-00009. Filed Feb. 2.

Vicentin S.A.I.C., challenging the ITC's final injury determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Argentina. #18-00010. Filed Feb. 2.

Celtic Co., Ltd., challenging Commerce's amended final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of hardwood plywood products from China. #18-00011. Filed Feb. 2.

P.T. Musim Mas, challenging Commerce's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Indonesia. #18-00012. Filed Feb. 2.

American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood and its individual members, Far East American, Inc., Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., American Pacific Plywood, Inc., Canusa Wood Products Ltd., Concannon Lumber and Plywood (Concannon Corp. dba Concannon Lumber Company), Fabuwood Cabinetry Corp., Hardwoods Specialty Products USLP, Holland Southwest International Inc., Liberty Woods International, Inc., McCorry & Co. Ltd., MJB Wood Group, Inc., Patriot Timber Products, Inc., Plywood Source LLC, Richmond International Forest Products, LLC, Taraca Pacific, Inc., USPly Trading Co. (USPly LLC), and Wood Brokerage International (a dba entity of Red Tide International, Inc.), challenging the ITC's final injury determination in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of hardwood plywood from China. #18-00013. Filed Feb. 2.

P.T. Musim Mas, challenging the ITC's final injury determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Indonesia. #18-00014. Filed Feb. 2.

LDC Argentina S.A., challenging Commerce's final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of biodiesel from Argentina. #18-00015. Filed Feb. 2.

LDC Argentina S.A., challenging the ITC's final injury determination in the countervailing duty investigation or biodiesel from Argentina. #18-00016. Filed Feb. 2.

Zhejiang Dehua TB Import & Export Co., Ltd., Highland Industries, Inc., Jiashan Dalin Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Happy Wood Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Jiangsu High Hope Arser Co., Ltd., Suqian Yaorun Trade Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Hanov International Co., Ltd., G.D. Enterprise Limited, Deqing China-Africa Foreign Trade Port Co., Ltd., Pizhou Jin Sheng Yuan International Trade Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Shuiwangxing Trading Co., Ltd., Cosco Star International Co., Ltd., Linyi City Dongfang Jinxin Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., Linyi City Shenrui International Trade Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Qianjiuren International Trading Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Top P&Q International Corp., challenging Commerce's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of hardwood plywood products from China. #18-00017. Filed Feb. 2.

Taraca Pacific, Inc., Canusa Wood Products Ltd., Concannon Corp. dba Concannon Lumber Company, Fabuwood Cabinetry Corporation, Holland Southwest International Inc., Liberty Woods International, Inc., Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., Richmond International Forest Products, LLC, and USPly LLC, challenging Commerce's final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of hardwood plywood from China. #18-00018. Filed Feb. 2.

Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood Co., challenging Commerce's amended final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of hardwood plywood products from China. #18-00019. Filed Feb. 2.

Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood Co. Ltd., challenging Commerce's countervailing duty order on hardwood plywood products from China. #18-00020. Filed Feb. 2.

Zhejiang Dehua TB Import & Export Co., Ltd. and 83 other Chinese exporters, challenging the ITC's final injury determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of hardwood plywood from China. #18-00021. Filed Feb. 2.

​Appeals of CIT Decisions

The following appeals of Court of International Trade decisions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit during the week of Jan. 29 - Feb. 4:

American Home Assurance Company, challenging a Jan. 19 CIT order that it pay $1 million in unpaid antidumping duties plus interest to the government to resolve claims on bonds it issued on 23 entries. CIT had previously ruled that an injunction covering those bonds dissolved after CIT issued final judgment in a related case, rather than after it issued partial judgment on those 23 entries (see 1510290023). Opened Jan. 30.