Neville Peterson LLP is a law firm concentrating in international and domestic trade regulation matters. The firm provides legal counsel and representation to foreign and domestic corporations, trade associations, governments, Customhouse brokers, freight forwarders, carriers and individuals with respect to international trade, Customs, antitrust, shipping, product safety, export controls, domestic and foreign product standards, and Federal and State legislation and regulations. ...more

Court Decisions Dominate Busy Month in Trade Law, Policy

Penalties Against Corporate Owners Not Automatic, CIT Says

A complaint seeking Customs penaltiesagainst an importer must contain specific allegations against the company’s owner if it wishes to hold the owner
liable for the penalties, a recent U.S. Court ofInternational Trade decision holds. In United States v. Tip Top Pants, Inc., Slip Op 10-5 (January 13, 2010), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sued an importer to recover civil penalties and withheld duties for allegedly false statements in connection with an ...more

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Federal Circuit Deals Setback to Tariff “Equal Protection” Litigation

Totes-Isotoner Decision Points Litigants to Supreme Court

On February 5, 2009, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Totes-Isotoner Corporation v. United States, Appeal No. 2009 - 1113, the “test case” regarding the constitutionality of various tariff provisions which discriminate on the basis of gender or age. The Federal Circuit affirmed the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) ’s dismissal of Totes’ complaint, in the process announcing – for the first time – a higher standard of ...more

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