SOLARWORLD AMERICAS, INC. v. U.S.

2019-1591, 2019-1593.

962 F.3d 1351 (2020)

SOLARWORLD AMERICAS, INC., Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. Department of Commerce, Defendant v. Trina Solar (U.S.) Inc., Defendant. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc., Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd., Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd., Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Canadian Solar, Inc., Canadian Solar (USA), Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang), Inc., Canadian Solar International Limited, BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd., Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd., Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: June 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy C. Brightbill , Wiley Rein, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-cross-appellant. Also represented by Tessa V. Capeloto , Douglas C. Dreier , Laura El-Sabaawi , Usha Neelakantan , Stephen Joseph Obermeier , John Allen Riggins , Adam Milan Teslik , Maureen E. Thorson , Enbar Toledano.

Neil R. Ellis , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc., Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd., Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd., Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Canadian Solar, Inc., Canadian Solar (USA), Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang), Inc., Canadian Solar International Limited. Also represented by Shawn Michael Higgins.

Craig A. Lewis , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd., Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.

Tara K. Hogan , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee United States. Also represented by Joseph H. Hunt , Reginald Thomas Blades, Jr. , Jeanne Davidson ; Brendan Saslow , Mercedes Morno , Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement & Compliance, United States Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.

Jonathan Freed , Trade Pacific PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants. Also represented by Robert Gosselink.

Before Prost, Chief Judge, Dyk and O'Malley, Circuit Judges.


Defendants Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et al. ("Trina") appeal decisions of the United States Court of International Trade ("CIT") regarding the first administrative review of an antidumping duty order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from the People's Republic of China ("PRC" or "China"). Plaintiff SolarWorld...

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