UNITED STATES STEEL GROUP v. U.S.

Nos. 95-1245, 95-1257, 95-1306 and 95-1307.

96 F.3d 1352 (1996)

UNITED STATES STEEL GROUP — a Unit of USX Corporation; AK Steel Corporation; Bethlehem Steel Corporation; Inland Steel Industries, Inc.; LTV Steel Company, Inc.; and National Steel Corporation Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Geneva Steel; Gulf States Steel, Inc. of Alabama; Laclede Steel Company; WCI Steel, Inc.; and Sharon Steel Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee, and Kawasaki Steel Corporation; NKK Corporation; Kobe Steel, Ltd.; Nippon Steel Corporation; Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.; and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees, and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerias, S.A., Defendant-Appellee, and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, Defendant-Appellee, and Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Defendant-Appellee, and Dofasco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and USS-Posco Industries, Defendant-Appellee, and Ipsco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Preussag Stahl AG; Klockner Stahl GMBH; Krupp-Hoesch Stahl AG; Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp; and Thyssen Stahl AG; Defendants-Appellees, and Stelco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Hoogovens Groep BV and N.V.W. (U.S.A.), Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Usinor Sacilor and Sollac, Defendants-Appellees, and Algoma Steel Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Sidmar N.V. and Tradearbed, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. KERN-LIEBERS USA, INC., Plaintiff, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation; AK Steel Corporation; Inland Steel Industries, Inc.; LTV Steel Company, Inc.; National Steel Corporation; and United States Steel Group — A Unit of USX Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Gulf States Steel, Inc. of Alabama; WCI Steel, Inc.; and Sharon Steel Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee, and Kawasaki Steel Corporation; Kobe Steel, Ltd.; NKK Corporation; Nippon Steel Corporation; Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.; and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees, and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerias, S.A., Defendant-Appellee, and Sidbec-Dosco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.; Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; Pohang Coated Steel Co., Ltd.; Pohang Steel Industries Co., Ltd.; and Union Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Defendants-Appellees, and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional, Defendant-Appellee, and Voest Alpine Stahl AG, Defendant-Appellee, and Ilva, S.p.A., Defendant-Appellee, and Siderar S.A.I.C., the successor of Propulsora Siderurgica S.A.I.C. and Aceros Parana, S.A.I.C., Defendant-Appellee, and Stelco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Dofasco, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Sidmar N.V. and Tradearbed, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Usinor Sacilor and Sollac, Defendants-Appellees, and Empresa Nacional Siderurgica, S.A. Defendant-Appellee, and Algoma Steel Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and Worthington Industries, Inc.; Ilva USA, Inc.; and Krupp Steel Products, Inc., Defendants, v. THYSSEN STAHL AG; Thyssen Steel Detroit Co.; Thyssen Inc.; Preussag Stahl AG; Klockner Stahl GMBH; Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp; and Krupp-Hoesch Stahl AG, Defendants/Cross-Appellants, and Hoogovens Groep BV and N.V.W. (U.S.A.), Inc., Defendants/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Stein, Dewey Ballantine, and Stephen J. Narkin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, of Washington, D.C., argued for plaintiffs-appellants, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, et al. (95-1257). With them on the brief were Alan Wm. Wolff, Dewey Ballantine, and Robert E. Lighthizer and John J. Mangan, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Of counsel were Joseph A. Black, Linda C. Menghetti, Kristen M. Neller, Elizabeth A.B. McMorrow, and Jennifer Danner Riccardi, Dewey Ballantine, and M.J. Mace, Barry J. Gilman, James C. Hecht, and Faryar Shirzad, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

James A. Toupin, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, of Washington, D.C., argued for defendant-appellee, The United States (95-1257). With him on the brief were Lyn M. Schlitt, General Counsel, and Cynthia P. Johnson and James M. Lyons, Attorneys.

Donald B. Cameron, Morrison & Foerster, of Washington, D.C., argued for private defendants-appellees (95-1257). With him on the brief were Alan K. Palmer and Julia C. Mendoza. Also with him on the brief were A. Paul Victor, Scott Maberry, and Martin S. Applebaum, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, of New York City; Peggy A. Clarke, Gary N. Horlick, and Bruce R. Hirsh, O'Melveny & Myers, of Washington, D.C.; Douglas J. Heffner, Ryan T. Trainer, William Silverman, and Stephen J. Claeys, Rogers & Wells, of Washington, D.C.; Gail T. Cumins, Ned H. Marshak, and Beatrice A. Brickell, Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt, P.C., of New York, New York; Gunter Von Conrad, Peter A. Martin, and Mark T. Wasden, Barnes Richardson & Colburn, of Washington, D.C.; Mark S. McConnell, Richard L.A. Weiner, and Paul A. Minorini, Hogan & Hartson, of Washington, D.C.; Peter O. Suchman, Neil R. Ellis, Niall P. Meagher, and Elizabeth C. Hafner, Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy, of Washington, D.C.; Christopher A. Dunn, James P. Durling, William H. Barringer, Matthew Nicely, Christopher S. Stokes, and Nancy A. Fischer, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, of Washington, D.C.; Arthur J. Lafave III and Douglas N. Jacobson, Dickstein Shapiro & Morin, L.L.P., of Washington, D.C.; William K. Ince, Gregory J. Bendlin, Michele C. Sherman, and Rachel F. Herold, Cameron & Hornbostel, of Washington, D.C.; George V. Egge, Jr., George V. Egge, Jr., P.C., of Washington, D.C.; David P. Houlihan and Richard G. King, White & Case, of Washington, D.C.; George Kleinfeld, Fontheim & Hammonds, of Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee IPSCO, Inc. Of counsel was Sue-Lynn Koo, G. Brian Busey, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Craig A. Lewis, M. Diana Helweg, Morrison & Foerster.

Elizabeth C. Hafner, Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy, of Washington, D.C., argued for defendants/cross-appellants Hoogovens Groep BV and N.V.W. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Gail T. Cumins, Sharretts Paley Carter & Blauvelt, of New York City, argued for defendants/cross-appellants Thyssen Stahl AG; et al. (95-1306). With them on the briefs were Peter O. Suchman and Neil R. Ellis, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, of Washington, D.C.; and Ned H. Marshak and Beatrice A. Brickell, Sharretts, Paley, Carter & Blauvelt, P.C., of New York City.

Michael H. Stein, Dewey Ballantine, of Washington, D.C., argued for Bethlehem Steel Corporation, et al. Stephen Narkin, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, of Washington, D.C., argued for U.S. Steel Group, et al. With them on the briefs were Alan Wm. Wolff of Dewey Ballantine and Robert E. Lighthizer and John J. Mangan of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. James M. Lyons, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, of Washington, D.C., argued for The United States (95-1306). With him on the briefs were Lyn M. Schlitt, General Counsel, James A. Toupin, Deputy General Counsel, and Cynthia P. Johnson, Attorney.

Before ARCHER, Chief Judge, and LOURIE and CLEVENGER, Circuit Judges.


CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation, et al. (Bethlehem), Thyssen Stahl AG, et al. (Thyssen), and Hoogovens Groep BV (Hoogovens), respectively, appeal from two decisions of the Court of International Trade, United States Steel Group v. United States, 873 F.Supp. 673 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1994); Kern-Liebers USA, Inc. v. United States, 17 I.T.R.D. (BNA) 1082, 1995 WL 33066 (Ct. Int'l Trade 1995), which...

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