International Trade

  • August 14, 2026

    App Co. Asks Court Not To Let Apple 'Drag' It Across Country

    Communal video streaming app Rave does not want its lawsuit accusing Apple of unfairly booting it from the App Store shipped from New Jersey to California, and has asked the court not to let the tech behemoth "convert this instrument of monopoly power into a litigation shield."

  • August 14, 2026

    ITC Revives Juul Case Against Altria, Scrubs Invalidity Ruling

    The U.S. International Trade Commission vacated an administrative law judge's determination that a Juul vape patent was invalid, reviving the company's case against Altria's NJOY business because of a claim construction issue.

  • August 14, 2026

    ITC Fights Bid To Force Baby Carrier Co. To Drop Case

    The U.S. International Trade Commission told an Idaho federal court that it should reject a baby carrier manufacturer's request that a judge force a rival litigant to withdraw its parallel complaint before the ITC.

  • August 14, 2026

    Trump Aims To Rebuild US Maritime Industrial Base

    President Donald Trump signed a memorandum aimed at addressing backlogs in U.S. Navy shipbuilding by directing the Pentagon to pursue direct investments in the U.S. maritime industrial base from foreign suppliers to boost competition. 

  • August 14, 2026

    4 Questions On Excess Manufacturing Capacity Tariffs

    Stakeholders anticipate new tariffs on key trading partners stemming from allegations that excess manufacturing capacity is causing harm to U.S. businesses, but several open questions remain about the extent to which duty burdens will increase and whether countries will retaliate in response. Here, Law360 considers four such questions.

  • August 14, 2026

    Trump Hits Imported Drones With Up To 100% Tariffs

    Large drones and those with certain capabilities "that are particularly sensitive for national security purposes" and their components will face a 100% ad valorem tariff starting in September, President Donald Trump ordered, with smaller drones and other components facing a 25% tariff.

  • August 13, 2026

    Netlist Targets Micron, HPE After Huge Samsung IP Deal

    Netlist Inc. has filed a new U.S. International Trade Commission complaint accusing Micron and three other companies of infringing multiple memory patents with their imports, less than two weeks after the patent owner announced a nearly $1 billion licensing deal with Samsung over the same technology.

  • August 13, 2026

    4th Circ. Won't Undo Block Of Gilead-Branded Drug Imports

    The Fourth Circuit on Thursday refused to undo a lower court's order in a trademark suit that blocked a vendor, used by health plans to cut medication costs, from importing Gilead-branded medications into the U.S.

  • August 13, 2026

    White House Aims Customs AI Tool At Chinese Tariff Evasion

    The White House identified Thursday over 40 countries from which imports carry a heightened risk of transshipment, an illegal practice of misrepresenting goods entering the U.S. that originate elsewhere such as China, and government officials are working on a new artificial intelligence enforcement tool to address those concerns.

  • August 13, 2026

    Trade Court Fine With Trump Ending De Minimis Tariff Break

    President Donald Trump's revocation of a de minimis exemption for low-value goods to enter the U.S. duty-free was allowed under a law that the U.S. Supreme Court separately determined could not otherwise authorize tariffs on its own, the Court of International Trade ruled Thursday.

  • August 13, 2026

    Trade Court Backs Commerce On Russian Fertilizer Duty Redo

    The U.S. Department of Commerce's redone countervailing duty calculation for Russian phosphate fertilizer properly determined that a Russian company didn't benefit from unfairly priced mining rights, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled, blessing a decision to cut the duty rate by more than half.

  • August 12, 2026

    WSJ Says Binance Sued Because It's Unhappy With Facts

    The publisher of the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday urged a Manhattan federal judge to deep six a defamation suit brought by Binance over reporting about internal investigators at the crypto exchange who were allegedly fired after flagging Iranian sanctions violations, saying the company is just unhappy with the way the Journal reported the facts.

  • August 12, 2026

    ITC Judge Finds Asus Infringed Netgear Wi-Fi Patent Claims

    An administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission made an initial finding that Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Asus and another Wi-Fi device seller infringed claims in a couple of patents licensed to Netgear. 

  • August 12, 2026

    Senate Passes Bill Letting Feds Share Counterfeit Import Data

    The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan bill aiming to combat counterfeit and pirated imports by allowing customs agents to share suspected counterfeit packaging and shipping information with intellectual property holders, e-commerce companies and goods transporters.

  • August 12, 2026

    Steel Tariff Exemption Denial Lacks Backing, Trade Court Says

    The U.S. Department of Commerce wrongly relied on "vague statements" from an objector to reject requests to exempt certain products from a 25% tariff on steel, the U.S. Court of International Trade said Wednesday, ordering reconsiderations.

  • August 12, 2026

    Army Corps OKs Enbridge Tunnel Amid Line 5 Permit Fight

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit Wednesday allowing Enbridge Energy LP to tunnel beneath four miles of the Straits of Mackinac for its Line 5 oil pipeline, and environmental and tribal groups fighting the project say a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision bars the construction.

  • August 11, 2026

    FinCEN Permanently Rolls Back CTA Reporting Requirement

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes unit on Tuesday issued a final rule permanently narrowing reporting regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act, enshrining a regulatory rollback that exempts domestic shell companies from reporting their beneficial ownership information.

  • August 11, 2026

    Cognizant Investor Seeks OK For $5.5M Derivative Case Deal

    A Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. shareholder has urged a New Jersey federal court to give its final approval for a $5.5 million deal to settle derivative claims that board members of the technology and consulting services company damaged the company and exposed it to liability by paying bribes in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • August 11, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Says Brick Duty Lacks Definition, Offers Alternative

    The U.S. Court of International Trade properly found that duty orders on certain heat-resistant bricks lack specific chemical makeup parameters, offering a broad exclusion for one type of brick that may be better challenged with a circumvention proceeding, a Federal Circuit panel ruled Tuesday.

  • August 11, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Says Floor Importers Forfeited Duty Rate Appeal

    Importers forfeited arguments in an appeal to the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling that sustained revised antidumping duties on Chinese wood flooring, according to an opinion in favor of the U.S. government published Tuesday.

  • August 11, 2026

    Missed Step Could Vex Ex-Duane Morris Client's Appeal

    A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday quizzed counsel for a businessman accusing Duane Morris LLP of legal malpractice in a trade secrets case on whether documents he claimed were privileged had been properly put before the trial judge for consideration.

  • August 11, 2026

    Campbell's Soup Targeted In Tariff Refund Suit Blitz

    The Campbell's Co. is the latest business to be hit with a proposed class action from consumers seeking to be reimbursed for the inflated costs the food company charged in response to President Donald Trump's now-struck-down global tariffs.

  • August 11, 2026

    Argentina Looks To Dodge $208M Award Enforcement In DC

    A Washington, D.C., federal court has no jurisdiction over a contract between the Argentine government and a British inspection company, Argentina said, looking to have the company's bid to confirm a $208 million arbitration award paused, if not entirely thrown out.

  • August 10, 2026

    Judge Lets Feds Drop Adani Fraud Counts But Rebukes DOJ

    A New York federal judge agreed Monday to toss fraud charges accusing Adani Group Chairman Gautam S. Adani of misleading investors about a $250 million bribery scheme to score solar energy contracts, while sharply criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice's "highly unusual" move to drop the case.

  • August 10, 2026

    Michel, Startups Back Injunction Bid In Samsung Patent Case

    Former Chief Federal Circuit Judge Paul Michel, patent law professors and a group of startup companies on Monday backed Collision Communications Inc.'s bid for a permanent injunction on Samsung products found to infringe its patents, saying courts have misread U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

Expert Analysis

  • Weathering FINRA's Scrutiny Of Foreign Small-Cap Issuers

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    To prepare for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's recently announced targeted examinations, broker-dealers and firms that assist with IPOs abroad should consult years of FINRA guidance on managing the money-laundering and fraud risks inherent to foreign small-capitalization offerings, say Michael Watling and Elika Mohebbi at Seward & Kissel.

  • Utilizing The ITC To Combat 'Gray Market' IP Infringement

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    As technological developments intensify trademark owners' need to respond swiftly to "gray market" sales of international goods imported into the U.S. without the trademark owner's consent, litigating at the U.S. International Trade Commission offers an underutilized enforcement option, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Series

    Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience

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    Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.

  • Takeaways From The DOJ Fraud Section's 2025 Year In Review

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    Former acting Principal Deputy Chief Sean Tonolli of the U.S. Department of Justice's Fraud Section, now at Cahill Gordon, analyzes key findings from the section’s annual report — including the changes implemented to adapt to the new administration’s priorities — and lays out what to watch for this year.

  • Traditional FCA Enforcement Surges Amid Shifting Priorities

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s January report on False Claims Act enforcement in fiscal year 2025 reveals that while the administration signaled its intent to expand FCA enforcement into new areas such as tariffs, for now the greatest exposure remains in traditional areas like healthcare — in which the risk is growing, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

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    Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

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    While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

  • 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

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    Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

  • Series

    Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.

  • FTO Designations: Containing Foreign Firms' Legal Risks

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    Non-U.S. companies can contain legal risks related to foreign terrorist organizations by deliberately structuring operations to demonstrate that any interactions with cartel-affected environments are incidental, constrained and unrelated to advancing harm on the U.S., says David Raskin at Nardello & Co.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails

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    U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado discusses why having a sense of how generative AI tools behave, where they add value, where they introduce risk and how they are reshaping the practice of law is key for today's judges.

  • What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law

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    Italy's newly effective artificial intelligence law means U.S. companies operating in Italy or serving Italian customers must now meet EU AI Act obligations as well as Italy-specific requirements, including immediately enforceable criminal penalties, designated national authorities and sector-specific mandates, say attorneys at Portolano Cavallo.

  • 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Next Steps In Age Of AI, Crypto

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    Parties' use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies will continue in 2026, and international arbitrators will be called upon to evolve by building expertise in blockchain functionality, cryptography and decentralized finance protocols, and understanding the power and limitations of large language models, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Presidential Pardon Brokering Can Create Risks For Attys

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    The emergence of an apparent “pardon shopping” marketplace, in which attorneys treat presidential pardons as a market product, may invite investigative scrutiny of counsel and potential criminal charges grounded in bribery, wire fraud and other statutes, says David Klasing at The Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing.

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