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  1. May 17, 2022

    Mayer Brown Gets Most of $2.7M Fee Bid In Duty Evasion Win

    A California federal judge awarded Mayer Brown LLP $2.5 million in attorney fees for its $24 million win against a New Jersey-based waterworks and fire protection company that was found to have evaded tariffs on Chinese pipe fittings.

  2. March 10, 2022

    Mayer Brown Seeks $2.9M Payout For Duty Evasion FCA Win

    Mayer Brown sought $2.9 million in attorney fees after landing a $24 million judgment against a New Jersey-based waterworks and fire protection company that evaded tariffs on Chinese pipe fittings, calling it a reasonable award following a fight on multiple fronts.

  3. October 13, 2021

    Calif. Jury Hits NJ Waterworks Co. With $8M FCA Verdict

    A California federal jury has hit a New Jersey-based waterworks and fire protection company with an $8 million verdict in a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging the company evaded a triple-digit tariff on Chinese-made pipe fittings.

  4. March 30, 2021

    Steel Parts Importer Settles FCA Claims Alleging Duty Evasion

    A U.S. importer of welded pipe fittings from China reached a settlement with a domestic manufacturer to resolve allegations in a lawsuit against several importers that it evaded a 182.9% anti-dumping duty order.

  5. July 22, 2020

    CIT Review Can't Stall FCA Suit Over Chinese Pipe Duties

    A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that importers must face a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit alleging they evaded a triple-digit tariff on pipe fittings, rejecting their arguments that the case can't be adjudicated while the U.S. Court of International Trade reviews whether the fittings are subject to the duties.

  6. April 09, 2020

    Cos. Seek Out Of Fraud Suit Over Chinese Pipe-Fitting Imports

    Three importers accused of evading a triple-digit tariff on pipe fittings told a California federal court that their welded outlets are different from those targeted by the duty.