United States Federal Circuit

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Appellate Information

• Decided 03/12/2001
• Published 03/12/2001

Judges

• Before LOURIE, RADER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Beth C. Ring,Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., of Miami, FL, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   With her on the brief was Edward M. Joffe.   Of counsel was Gerson M. Joseph.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mikki Graves Walser, Attorney, International Trade Field Office, Department of Justice, of New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee.   With her on the brief were David M. Cohen, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC;  and Joseph I. Liebman, Attorney in Charge, International Trade Field Office.