Trade Cases
March 20, 2018
U.S Steel Section 337 Investigation Closed
Written by Sandy Williams
The final complaint in the U.S. Steel Section 337 investigation against steel manufacturers in China was dismissed by the International Trade Commission on Monday. In a 3-1 decision, the USITC said U.S. Steel failed to show specific antitrust injury.
The antitrust claim was the last of three complaints that U.S. Steel brought against its Chinese competitors. The company alleged that eight Chinese steel manufacturers violated section 1 of the Sherman Act by agreeing to fix prices and control production. The antitrust claim was terminated by Administrative Law Judge Dee Lord in November, but sent back to court after U.S. Steel appealed.
