United States Federal Circuit

In an anti-dumping duties case involving a group of Indian companies that produce steel products, a decision affirming a final determination of anti-dumping duties by the Department of Commerce against defendants is reversed where the DOC's original decision to treat as a single entity, or "collapse," three companies within defendant for the purpose of calculating anti-dumping duties, was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/14/2007
• Published 12/14/2007

Judges

• MICHEL, Chief Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, MAYER and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Sameer P. Yerawadekar, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant United States.   On the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Acting Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, Patricia M. McCarthy, Assistant Director, and Michael D. Panzera, Attorney.   Of counsel on the brief was Natasha C. Robinson, Office of Chief Counsel for Import Administration, United States Department of Commerce, of Washington, DC., Daniel P. Wendt, Miller & Chevalier Chartered, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant Viraj Group.   With him on the brief was Peter J. Koenig.