Trade Cases
July 22, 2018
Leibowitz on Trade: How AIIS Lawsuit May Play Out
Written by Tim Triplett
Lewis Leibowitz, trade attorney and contributor to Steel Market Update, offers the following commentary on the latest developments in Washington:
The tariff story is getting broader and more complex. I will focus today on the lawsuit filed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) and two of its members challenging the constitutionality of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. Last Thursday, the plaintiffs filed a motion for “summary judgment” in the case. In legal speak, summary judgment means that the material facts (the facts that matter) are not in dispute and the party filing the motion is entitled to win the case on the law.
