Trade Court Rejects Germany Exporter's Motion to Sever Consolidated AD Case

The Court of International Trade in a Sept. 28 order denied a motion to sever filed by exporters led by Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech. Judge Leo Gordon denied the motion without prejudice. The exporters asked to be severed from the joint case on the antidumping duty investigation on steel cut-to-length plate from Germany since its claims have been resolved by the court (see 2309270037). Salzgitter said its case has "no overlap" with the one brought by lead plaintiff AG der Dillinger Huttenwerke, noting that disposition of Dillinger's remaining claims will take a significant amount of time (AG der Dillinger Huttenwerke v. U.S., CIT Consol. # 17-00158).