Importers Win Class Status in Trump Tariff Refund Fight
The ruling covers importers who have not filed claims as customs officials have already processed nearly $130 billion in refunds.
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Judge hammers Trump admin after lawyer claimed tariff lawsuit was a surprise: 'Incredible'
A federal judge handed small businesses a new weapon in their fight to recover money the Trump administration collected illegally.Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade on Thursday certified a class action brought by Freestyle World Inc. on behalf of every importer that paid ta...
A U.S. trade judge certified a collective lawsuit that could make it easier for more importers to claim reimbursements for tariffs imposed under an emergency law and subsequently challenged before the Supreme Court.
Plaintiffs in IEEPA Tariffs Class Action Issue Statement on Certification of Plaintiff Class – Lieff Cabraser
The following is a statement from Lawrence M. Friedman, partner at Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, and Elizabeth J. Cabraser and Nicholas Diamand, partners at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, who represent the plaintiffs in Freestyle World v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection: “For importers across the country who paid the IEEPA tariffs – individuals and businesses small as well as large — the tariff refund process has brought unexpected econo…
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