Schagrin et al v. LDR Industries, LLC et al

  1. March 19, 2019

    Steel Importer's Owners Must Face FCA Suit Over Duties

    A revised whistleblower suit accusing a now-defunct Chinese importer and its owners of deliberately skirting duties imposed on certain Chinese steel pipes largely survived a bid to dismiss it Tuesday, despite an Illinois federal judge trimming some claims against the importer.

  2. January 29, 2019

    Importer Aims To Exit FCA Suit Over Chinese Steel Duties

    A Chicago company has fought back in Illinois federal court against a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit accusing it of deliberately skirting duties imposed on certain Chinese steel pipes, insisting the whistleblower's amended complaint still does not show it had any knowledge of the mislabeled imports.

  3. May 23, 2018

    Atty's FCA Suit Over Alleged Chinese Steel Pipe Scam Tossed

    An Illinois federal judge threw out a False Claims Act lawsuit against a company that imports steel pipe from China after finding Wednesday that the relator's claims were already part of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection administrative penalty proceeding.