BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP. v. U.S.

No. 00-2901.

270 F.3d 135 (2001)

BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION and Affiliated Subsidiary Companies, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

November 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin E. Lefkowitz (Argued), Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, 20004-1109, Attorney for Appellant.

Charles Bricken (Argued), Richard Farber, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 20044, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, FUENTES and COWEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

At issue in this case is the interpretation of a Closing Agreement between the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and appellant Bethlehem Steel Corporation ("Bethlehem" or "taxpayer") that preceded the payout by the IRS to Bethlehem of a refund of an anticipated overpayment of taxes, subject to later audit. Resolution of the issue depends on whether an anti-retroactivity clause in the agreement prevents...

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