Akin Gump Motion Would Amend Section 301 Summons to Include Jasco
Akin Gump moved to amend the summons served on the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and other defendants in the first-filed Section 301 litigation at the U.S. Court of International Trade to include Jasco Products as an additional plaintiff.…
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The firm filed its original complaint Sept. 10 on behalf of HMTX Industries, and amended it Sept. 21 to include Jasco (see 2009210047) but never amended the summons, said its motion (in Pacer) Tuesday. Akin Gump said DOJ has no objection to the motion. The HMTX litigation spawned roughly 3,700 complaints alleging USTR overstepped its 1974 Trade Act authority by imposing retaliatory tariffs against the Chinese and violated the Administrative Procedure Act by running sloppy rulemakings that lacked transparency. All the suits seek to get the Lists 3 and 4A rulemakings vacated and the duties refunded.