MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-114; Court No. 81-7-00901.

529 F.Supp. 670 (1981)

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD., et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of International Trade.

December 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick L. Ikenson, P. C., Washington, D. C. (Frederick L. Ikenson, Washington, D. C., and J. Eric Nissley of counsel), for Zenith Radio Corp., defendant-intervenor.

Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt, P. C., New York City (Gail T. Cumins and Ned Narshak, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Sanyo Electric Inc. and Sanyo Manufacturing Corp.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City (A. Paul Victor, Stuart M. Rosen and Harry M. Davidow, New York City, of counsel) for plaintiffs Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Corp. of America, Panasonic Hawaii, Inc., and Panasonic Sales Co., a Div. of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc., Victor Co. of Japan, and U. S. JVC Corp.

Tanaka, Walders & Ritger, Washington, D. C. (H. William Tanaka and Lawrence R. Walders, Washington, D. C., of counsel) for plaintiffs Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Sales Corp. of America, and Hitachi Sales Corp. of Hawaii.

Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, D. C. (Stephen L. Gibson and Rodney F. Page, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for plaintiffs Toshiba Corp., Toshiba America, Inc., and Toshiba Hawaii, Inc.

Baker & McKenzie, Washington, D. C. (Thomas P. Ondeck, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for plaintiff Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

Wender, Murase & White, New York City (Peter J. Gartland and Robert D. Piliero, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff Sharp Electronics Corp.

Siegel, Mandell & Davidson, P. C., New York City (Brian Goldstein, New York City of counsel), for plaintiff General Corp. of Japan.

United States International Trade Commission, Office of the Gen. Counsel, Michael H. Stein, Gen. Counsel, Edward M. Lebow, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, D. C., and Michael B. Jennison, Atty. Adviser, for the defendant United States.


WATSON, Judge:

Defendant-Intervenor, the Zenith Radio Corporation (Zenith), has moved to dismiss this consolidated action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The motion is opposed by plaintiffs and by the defendant United States.

The action was brought under Section 516A(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. § 1516a(a)(2)(B)(iii)), by various importers and manufacturers of Japanese television receivers to challenge a determination...

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