International Trade Archive » May, 2015

International Trade - May, 2015

202 articles

• This Week In Congress: Surveillance, The Export-Import Bank
• Feds Want $1.9M From Exec In $42M DOD Smuggling Ring
• Alaska LNG Export Project Gets Conditional DOE Approval
• Trade Skeptics Want To See USTR's Banking Correspondence
• Amid TPA Debate, Americans Support Free Trade: Surveys
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• Lockheed Wins Modification Of 1976 Bribery Pact With SEC
• Cuba Officially Dropped From Terrorism Supporter List
• EU Adds Syrian Military Official To Sanctions List
• Export Control Reform Comes To Night Vision And Cameras
• US Franchisors Expanding Abroad Must Consider FCPA Risks
• Bio-Rad's Ex-GC Sues Over Firing Amid Bribery Investigation
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Reseller's Fee Bid In John Wiley Rights Row
• DHL Pushes To Narrow Window For Shipping Antitrust Claims
• China No Longer Manipulating Currency, IMF Says
• EU Lawmakers Lay Down TTIP Priorities
• Fast-Track Trade Bill Gains Dem Ally As House Vote Looms
• Big Data's Big Impact In Financial Investigations
• Motorola Urges Justices To Clarify Law In LCD Cartel Fight
• EU Aims To Accelerate Free Trade Talks With Japan
• Turkish Co. Sued Over Seeds Linked To Hepatitis A Outbreak
• Food Safety Watchdog Questions Timing Of Beef Import Rules
• APEC Ministers Back WTO's Doha Work, Tech Talks
• CIT OKs Merging Of Chinese Aluminum Producers In Review
• Port Congestion Damages: The Politics Of Low-Hanging Fruit
• A New Compliance Challenge For Cos. Doing Business In UK
• Anti-Corruption Enforcement Is Escalating Worldwide
• Ernst & Young Sat On Wal-Mart Bribery Claims, Group Claims
• Commerce Lifts Duties On Korean Polyvinyl Alcohol
• 1 Small Provision For Barclays, 1 Big Step For Compliance
• Lumber Liquidators Says Coverage Dispute Belongs In Wis.
• DOJ Drops Oil Co. FCPA Investigation, Citing Cooperation
• Iran Nuclear Deal Review Act Won't End Sanctions Debate
• High Court Won't Review Importer's Liability Petition
• Taiwan Auto Parts Co. To Pay $6.7M To Exit Price-Fixing Suit
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• Senate Passes 'Fast-Track' Trade Bill
• Big Banks Never Stopped Rigging Forex Market, Suit Says
• State Dept. Floats Changes To Arms Traffic Regulations
• CIT Nixes Challenge To Commerce's Refractory Brick Ruling
• What Was Wrong With BHP Billiton's Compliance Program
• Nokia Tells ITC It Didn't Infringe InterDigital Network Patents
• US Sanctions Iraqi Airline For Airbus Sale To Iran
• SEC Flexes Bigger FCPA Muscles In $25M BHP Billiton Case
• Magna Wants TRW Held Liable For Car Camera Infringement
• US Paper Industry Fights Unfair Imports
• BNY Mellon To Pay $180M To Settle Forex Class Action
• CPSC Lumber Liquidators Probe A Clue To Agency's New Tone
• US Uncuffs Internet Tech-Sharing To Crimea
• Ex-Im Bank Fights Enviros' Challenge To LNG Project
• Merkel Calls For US-EU Trade Framework By Year End
• Senate Moves One Step Closer To 'Fast-Track' Passage
• Lumber Liquidators CEO Resigns Amid Formaldehyde Fallout
• House Committee Votes To Repeal US Meat-Labeling Rules
• US Loses COOL In WTO Dispute
• Emerging IP Issues In The African Marketplace
• 5 Most Galling Lines From Barclays Forex Chats
• Christie Need Not Report Gifts From Friends, NJ AG Says
• DOJ Shows Teeth With $5.6B Forex Pact, But Not Sharp Ones
• The Firms That Steered The $5.6B Forex Settlements
• US Top Importer/Exporter Of Distribution Services, ITC Says
• Canada Will Launch Retaliatory Tariffs Over US Labeling Rules
• State Dept. OKs $1.9B Sale Of Guidance Kits, Bombs To Israel
• DOJ Is Trying To Show Benefits Of Corporate Cooperation
• 5 Banks To Pay $5.6B, Plead Guilty Over Forex Probes
• Higher Bar For Nonmarket Economy Cos. In Anti-Dumping Cases
• BHP Billiton To Pay SEC $25M For FCPA Violations
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• Fed Circ. Again Upholds Constitutionality Of Byrd Amendment
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Korean Beer Importer's Suit Against Ex-Exec Watered Down
• Leslie Caldwell Outlines 'Hallmarks' Of Effective Compliance
• ITC To Investigate Hemophilia Drug Imports
• Rep. Floats Bill To Nix Meat-Labeling Rules After WTO Ruling
• Optical Devices Looks To Revive ITC Disk Drive Case
• GOP Reps Call For End To Ex-Im Bank With Funding Choke
• Steel Nails From Taiwan, Others Were Dumped: Commerce
• Taiwan Auto Parts Cos. Decry 'Draconian' Sanction Bid
• How Are Texas Oil And Gas Cos. Faring In China?
• Understanding Reasonable Certainty In Int'l Arbitration
• Justices Urged To Nix Motorola's $3.5B LCD Cartel Claim
• CIT Orders Commerce To Revise Duties On Chinese Tires
• Gucci, YSL Suit Says Alibaba Is Pushing Knockoffs
• House Passes $8.7B Coast Guard Funding Bill
• Ex-Terra Telecom Exec. Wants New Trial Over Bribery Scheme
• DHL's Reports To Regulators Didn't End Cartel, Court Told
• Deutsche Bank Disclaims Hedge Fund's $50M Failure
• Does The International Antitrust Debate Really Matter?
• US Loses WTO Appeal In Meat-Labeling Dispute
• ITC Complainants Must 'Do The Math' For Domestic Industry
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• This Week In Congress: Infrastructure, Privacy And Trade
• Commerzbank Settles FCA Suit Over Iranian Gold Trading
• A Trade Debate 13 Years In The Making: What To Watch For
• NML Fights Stay Bid In Search For $1.6B Argentine Assets
• Shell's Report On FCPA Violation Privileged: Texas High Court
• Drywall Plaintiffs Can Shield Expert Docs On Damages: Judge
• China To Consolidate Rare Earth Industry Through Mergers
• Goldman Can't Appeal Standing In Aluminum Price-Fixing MDL
• JPMorgan Hints At Guilty Plea In Forex Deal With DOJ
• Hague Agreement Enhances Benefits Of US Design Patents
• Trade Barriers, Transportation Loom Over Miami's Future
• US Denies Canada's Claim That Volcker Rule Violates NAFTA
• Manufacturing Group Rips DOE's LNG Export Policies
• Senate Forges Ahead On Fast-Track, Other Trade Bills
• House Passes Iran Nuclear Deal Review Bill
• White House Balks At Currency Provision In Customs Bill
• REBUTTAL: Lelo V. ITC — The Sky Is Not Falling
• As TPP Deal Looms, Pols Double-Dig In On Drug Patents
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Much Ado About Injury: Making Sense Of FTAIA Circuit Split
• DOE Greenlights Cheniere's Texas LNG Export Project
• 5th Circ. Refuses En Banc Rehearing Of Pemex Gas Theft Suit
• US Says Levy On Starbuzz For $3.5M Tax Debts Reasonable
• Senate Strikes Deal To Move Ahead With Trade Package
• Drywall Plaintiffs Fight To Shield Expert Docs On Damages
• SEC, DOJ Officials Warn Against Costly FCPA Missteps
• Fed. Circ. Kills Japanese Aloe Co.'s Bid For $47M Tax Refund
• Murkowski Floats Bill Lifting Crude Oil Export Ban
• MWI Tells DC Circ. It's Not Liable For Violating FCA
• WTO Members Push For Swift Closure Of Tech Trade Talks
• Taiwanese Ribbon Exporters Sue US Over Anti-Dumping Rate
• Lelo Makes ITC Less Appealing To Potential Complainants
• China Vows To Revamp Trade Strategies For High-Tech Focus
• Commerce Sued Over Indian Paper Anti-Dumping Order
• DOJ Official Cites BNP As Example Of How Not To Cooperate
• Crucial Trade Legislation Stalls In Senate As Dems Hold Firm
• US Chamber Urges Renewal Of Ex-Im Bank In Ad Campaign
• Williams Mullen Adds Veteran Fed. Prosecutor
• Obama Backed Himself Into Corner On Free Trade: Ex-USTR
• Another Ex-Alstom Director Hit With UK Corruption Charges
• Hague — A New Consideration For US Design Applications
• Fed. Circ. Reverses ITC Ban On Sex Toy Imports In IP Fight
• Democratic Senators Want Strong Labor Rules In TPP Text
• Chinese Manufacturer Protests Class Cert. In Drywall MDL
• Top Democrat Pans Harry Reid Strategy On Trade Bills
• Wal-Mex Investors Say Bribery Cover-Up Claims Should Stand
• Laptop Search Ruled Unlawful In Export Violation Case
• EU, Mexico Aim To Upgrade Bilateral Trade Pact
• Commerce's Wind Tower Duties Get CIT Approval
• 7 Key Moments To Preserve Objections At Jury Trials
• Is China Compliant With Its Export Restraint Obligations?
• This Week In Congress: Blue Alert, Freedom Act, And TPA
• Commerce Nixes Chinese Pencil Co. Bid For Separate AD Duty
• Importer Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Sauce Tariff Challenge
• Ex-Prez of Wis. Co. Avoids Prison For Tainted Cheese Rap
• Chinese Co. Files Suit Claiming $1.3M In Stolen Clothing
• Former Defense Secretaries Call For Fast-Track Passage
• Obama On TPP At Nike's HQ: 'Let's Just Do It'
• Lehman Denied $67M In Tax Credits Over UK Deals
• Russia Files New WTO Cases Against EU, Ukraine Duties
• Texas Shrimp Co. Cops To Relabeling Mexican Shrimp
• What US Brands Should Know About New Canadian TM Laws
• Will New China Free Trade Zones Attract Foreign Investors?
• Wal-Mart Beats Contempt Bid Over Bribery Scandal Docs
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Another Anti-Dumping Payouts Challenge
• Labor Critics Pillory Obama For Pushing Trade At Nike HQ
• ITC To Revoke Anti-Dumping Duty Order On Chinese Saccharin
• Foreign Medical Cos. Cop To $33M Drug Smuggling Scheme
• Lumber Liquidators Halts Sales Of Chinese Laminate Flooring
• EU Investment Arbitration Plan Sets Stage For TTIP Fight
• Senate Passes Bill To Review Iran Nuclear Deal
• DOE OKs $3.8B Cove Point LNG Exports As Enviro Groups Sue
• Chinese Crane Co. Harmed Domestic Industry, ITC Finds
• Perenco V. Ecuador Deters 2nd-Guessing Arbitration Tribunal
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Iranian Bank's $4B Sanctions Damages Case Forges Ahead
• Bahraini PET Film Co. Not Evading Duties, Commerce Says
• Goldman Wants 2nd Circ. To Review Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• More Startups Seek E Visas, But Green Cards Remain Elusive
• US Allies OK'd For $3.5B In Military Arms Sales
• Fish Grows IP Practice With Hughes Hubbard Pharma Pro
• Japan Wants 'Recalibration' Of Anti-Dumping Discussions
• CIT Partly Tosses Claims In 'White Sauce' Dispute
• Sen. Reid Wants 4 Trade Bills Merged
• FERC Rejects Enviros', BP's Challenges To Cove Point LNG
• CIT Says Commerce Fumbled Korean Steel Duty Calculation
• JPMorgan Says Forex Talks With DOJ In Advanced Stages
• EU Floats Overhaul Of Investment Arbitration Process
• Alstom Fights Ex-Exec's Document Request In FCPA Suit
• McConnell Brushes Off Dems' Threat To Stall Trade Bill
• EU Extends Wait For Apple, Starbucks Tax Decisions
• US To Keep Close Eye On China's Rare Earth Export Policies
• CIT Backs Commerce Anti-Dumping Duties In India Paper Suit
• Petronas JV Offers $1B To First Nations Tribe For Land Use
• GOP Sen. Sessions Comes Out Against Fast-Track Bill
• Commerce Gets Chinese Electrode Duty Battle Tossed
• USDA Prepared To Ax Meat Labels To Quell WTO Row
• Keystone XL Opponents Won't Derail Canadian Oil Trains
• This Week In Congress: Iran, Budget And A Symbolic Vote
• Commerce Bungled Tire Duties, Chinese Co. Says
• Dems Gather Support For Ex-Im As GOP Squabble Simmers
• JPMorgan, Goldman, Others Duck Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• ITC To Review Cresta, TV Makers' Tuner Infringement Dispute
• A Look At IRS Plan For Contracts With Foreign Contractors
• Taiwan Auto Parts Co. Settles Price-Fixing Row For $9M
• Gibson Dunn Parts Ways With Scandal-Plagued Dubai Partner
• Lawmakers Working To Resolve TAA's Medicare Funding Issue
• BNP Sentenced To Probation After $9B Sanctions Deal
• Commerce Jumpstarts Probes Of Mexican Sugar Imports