United States Federal Circuit

19 USC 1677b(c)(1) does not require that the US Dep't of Commerce Int'l Trade Admin. always use surrogate country values, but that the valuation of the factors of production be based "on the best available information."

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2001
• Published 10/12/2001

Judges

• GAJARSA, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, SCHALL, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen M. Creskoff,Creskoff & Doram LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.   Of counsel was Lisa E. Smilan.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lucius B. Lau, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.   With him on the brief was David M. Cohen, Director.   Of counsel were Robert E. Nielsen, John D. McInerney, and Berniece A. Browne, Attorneys, Department of Commerce, of Washington, DC.