JIANGSU SENMAO BAMBOO AND WOOD v. UNITED STATES

Slip Op. 22-93 Consol. Court No. 20-03885.

589 F.Supp.3d 1195 (2022)

JIANGSU SENMAO BAMBOO AND WOOD INDUSTRY CO., LTD.; Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.; and Sinomaple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Plaintiffs, and Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.; Riverside Plywood Corporation; Evolutions Flooring, Inc.; Struxtur, Inc.; Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc.; Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.; Galleher Corp.; Galleher LLC; MCI International; Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited; Double F Limited; and Zhejiang Dadongwu Green-Home Wood Co., Ltd., Consolidated Plaintiffs, and Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd.; Dalian Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd.; Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd.; Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd.; Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd.; Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd.; Dalian Shumaike Floor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited; Double F Limited; Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd.; Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd.; Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC; Jiashan Huijiale Decoration Material Co., Ltd.; and Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and American Manufacturers of Multilayered Wood Flooring, Defendant-Intervenor.

United States Court of International Trade.

August 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Neeley and Stephen W. Brophy , Husch Blackwell, LLP, of Washington, D.C., argued for plaintiffs Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd., and Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.

Gregory S. McCue , Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, of Washington, D.C., argued for consolidated plaintiffs Struxtur, Inc. and Evolutions Flooring, Inc.

Adams C. Lee , Harris Bricken McVay Sliwoski LLP, of Seattle, WA, argued for consolidated plaintiff Zhejiang Dadongwu GreenHome Wood Co., Ltd.

Andrew T. Schutz and Kavita Mohan , Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP, of Washington, D.C., argued for consolidated plaintiffs Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd., and Riverside Plywood Corporation. With them on the brief was Francis J. Sailer.

Lizbeth R. Levinson , Fox Rothschild LLP, of Washington, D.C., argued for consolidated plaintiffs Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc., Floor & Décor Holdings, Inc., Galleher Corp., Galleher LLC, and MCI International. With her on the brief were Ronald M. Wisla and Brittney R. Powell.

Sarah M. Wyss and Wenhui (Flora) Ji , Mowry & Grimson, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., argued for consolidated plaintiffs and plaintiff-intervenors Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited and Double F Limited. With them on the brief was Kristin H. Mowry.

Gregory S. Menegaz and Alexandra H. Salzman , deKieffer & Horgan, PLLC, of Washington, D.C., argued for plaintiff-intervenors Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd., Dalian Shumaike Floor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd., Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd., Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd., and Dalian Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd. With them on the brief was J. Kevin Horgan.

Mark R. Ludwikowski , Clark Hill PLC of Washington, D.C., argued for plaintiff-intervenors Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd., Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd., Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC, Jiashan Huijiale Decoration Material Co., Ltd., and Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd. With him on the brief was Courtney Gayle Taylor.

Sonia M. Orfield , Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, D.C., argued for defendant United States. With her on the brief were Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, and Tara K. Hogan , Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief was JonZachary Forbes , Office of the Chief Counsel, Trade Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, of Washington, D.C.

Stephanie M. Bell and Theodore P. Brackemyre , Wiley Rein LLP, of Washington, D.C., argued for defendant-intervenor American Manufacturers of Multilayered Wood Flooring. With them on the brief was Timothy C. Brightbill.


OPINION AND ORDER

This action arises from a challenge by plaintiffs, Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. ("Senmao"), Jiangsu Kerry Wood Co., Ltd. and Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (together, "plaintiffs"), consolidated plaintiffs,1 consolidated plaintiffs and...

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