May 14, 2019
A Los Angeles federal jury has rejected a whistleblower's claims that food additive company UniChem dodged $11 million in duty payments on an imported chemical.
May 03, 2019
The owner of a food additive company told a California federal jury Friday that he's worked hard for the "American Dream" and that a whistleblower's claims that he smuggled glycine into the U.S. without paying $11 million in required duties are part of a rival's long-standing vendetta.
August 13, 2018
A California federal judge struck down a food additive exporter's attempt to throw out claims saying it had smuggled glycine into the U.S. from China without paying more than $11 million in required duties, calling the exporter's use of the Fifth Amendment "both a sword and shield."