By Samuel Howard

Law360, New York (February 05, 2010, 1:33 PM ET) -- Chicago-based ironing board maker Home Products International Inc. has appealed a December judgment that upheld anti-dumping duties on a Chinese competitor, claiming the court wrongly backed the use of outdated financial statements and failed to remand the case in light of alleged sham documentation from the respondent.

On Thursday, Home Products International appealed the U.S. Court of International Trade’s judgment sustaining trade regulators’ anti-dumping calculation for Since Hardware Co. Ltd., claiming the court erred in supporting the lower rate, especially as recent administrative reviews revealed that...