United States of America ex rel. v. Blue Furniture Solutions, LLC, et al.

  1. April 14, 2020

    Furniture Importers Take $5.2M Hit To End Tariff Dodging Suit

    A Florida business and its affiliate must cough up almost $5.2 million to end whistleblower claims that they skipped out on triple-digit tariffs targeting wooden furniture imports from China, according to a Tuesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice.

  2. September 12, 2019

    Feds Seek $4M In Damages For Dodged Import Duties

    The federal government asked Thursday for more than $4 million in damages in a False Claims Act suit against an import company and its founder, who has admitted to evading millions of dollars in anti-dumping duties and customs fees on furniture from China.  

  3. March 05, 2018

    Feds Defend Duty-Evasion Claims Against Furniture Importer

    The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Texas federal judge on Friday not to dismiss a False Claims Act suit alleging a Florida-based furniture company evaded millions of dollars of anti-dumping duties and customs fees, saying the complaint contains enough detail about a scheme to misrepresent its imports.

  4. January 22, 2018

    Furniture Co. Wants FCA Duty Evasion Suit Tossed

    Florida-based Blue Furniture Solutions LLC asked a Texas federal judge on Friday to toss a False Claims Act suit alleging its related company XMillenium LLC evaded millions of dollars of anti-dumping duties and customs fees, saying the federal government hasn't adequately alleged it participated in a scheme to undervalue imported goods.

  5. January 02, 2018

    Gov't Seeks Default Entry Against Furniture Co. In FCA Suit

    The federal government urged a Texas federal judge Tuesday to enter default judgment against a Midwestern furniture company and others, saying they have failed to respond to a False Claims Act suit alleging they evaded millions of dollars of anti-dumping duties and customs fees.

  6. August 11, 2017

    Gov't Enters FCA Anti-Dumping Suit Against Furniture Co.

    The United States has intervened in a False Claims Act suit filed in a Texas federal court accusing a wooden bedroom furniture company of evading millions of dollars of anti-dumping duties and customs fees, according to documents filed on Thursday.