May 17, 2022
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.
March 10, 2022
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.
October 13, 2021
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.
March 30, 2021
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.
July 22, 2020
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.
April 09, 2020
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.