U.S. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Slip Op. 05-87, Court No. 02-00116.

395 F.Supp.2d 1190 (2005)

UNITED STATES, Plaintiff, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant.

United States Court of International Trade.

July 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, Patricia M. McCarthy, Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice (David A. Levitt and David S. Silverbrand); Jeffrey E. Reim and Katherine F. Kramarich, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, for the United States, plaintiff, of counsel.

Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman, & Klestadt, LLP, New York City (Steven P. Florsheim, Robert B. Silverman, David M. Murphy, and Robert F. Seely); Paulsen K. Vandevert, for Ford Motor Company, defendant, of counsel.


OPINION

TSOUCALAS, Senior Judge.

Plaintiff, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security ("Customs"), seeks collection of a civil penalty pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1592 (1988), and customs duties concerning entries of vehicles and vehicle components made between 1987 and 1992 by defendant, Ford Motor Company ("Ford"). Customs alleges that Ford violated 19 U.S.C. § 1592 by acting grossly negligent or negligent...

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