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CIT Grants Preliminary Injunction in Aluminum Extrusions EAPA Case

The Court of International Trade in a Dec. 22 opinion granted plaintiff Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee's motion for a preliminary injunction in an Enforce and Protect Act case. Judge Richard Eaton ruled that the industry group sufficiently proved that…

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it will be "immediately and irreparably" harmed without the injunction barring liquidation of importer Kingtom Aluminio's aluminum extrusions until the litigation has ended. The judge also ruled that "it cannot be said at this time that Plaintiff does not have a 'fair chance' of success on the merits" given CBP has asked for voluntary remand or reversed itself in several cases with the same merchandise and parties.