Trade-Related Court Cases Recently Filed

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

Concannon Lumber Company, Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., Richmond International Forest Products LLC, Taraca Pacific Inc., UFP International, LLC and Medallion Forest Products, challenging the Commerce Department's final scope ruling and affirmative circumvention finding of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hardwood plywood from China. #23-00163. Filled Aug. 14.

Hardwoods Specialty Products USLP, Paxton Hardwoods LLC and Rugby Holdings LLC, challenging Commerce's final scope ruling and affirmative circumvention finding of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hardwood plywood from China. #23-00164. Filled Aug. 14.

International Rights Advocates, challenging the alleged failure of the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and acting commissioner of CBP to respond to a petition seeking to ban the import of cocoa from Cote d'Ivoire by seven chocolate companies harvested by forced child labor, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. #23-00165. Filed Aug. 15.