Questions from Business Law

Q: Inner Secrets entered 2,000 dozen boxer-style shorts from

Inner Secrets entered 2,000 dozen boxer-style shorts from Hong Kong. The boxer shorts were made of cotton flannel in a plaid pattern, with a waistband, a side length of 17 inches, and two small nonfun...

Q: At the end of 2016 China initiated dispute settlement proceedings against both

At the end of 2016 China initiated dispute settlement proceedings against both the United States and EU requesting that they cease treating China as an NME country under the dumping laws. United State...

Q: Beginning in 1995, both Presidents Clinton and Bush issued several executive

Beginning in 1995, both Presidents Clinton and Bush issued several executive orders under IEEPA declaring a national emergency in dealing with terrorism. The Department of the Treasury issued regulati...

Q: Do goods and technology have “nationality”? What is meant by

Do goods and technology have “nationality”? What is meant by this statement? Do you think that a nation’s laws should apply to its goods and technology after they have left the territory of that natio...

Q: The export of electric cattle prods requires a license. Why?

The export of electric cattle prods requires a license. Why? On what policy basis?

Q: What is the status of the Export Administration Act of 1979 and

What is the status of the Export Administration Act of 1979 and the Export Administration Regulations? Has the statute been renewed or replaced since its lapse in 2001?

Q: In an AD investigation, the ITA finds that the dumping firm

In an AD investigation, the ITA finds that the dumping firm was experiencing a downturn in its domestic economic cycle, and that there had been no intent to harm a U.S. industry. Can AD duties still b...

Q: A foreign shoe manufacturer sells shoes to a wholly owned subsidiary company

A foreign shoe manufacturer sells shoes to a wholly owned subsidiary company in a foreign market at $20. The subsidiary sells to an independent distributor at $40, who sells to a retailer at $80.00. T...

Q: What makes an import practice “unfair”? Is that a legal

What makes an import practice “unfair”? Is that a legal or “political” definition? What remedies are available under U.S. law to protect domestic industries from unfair import competition?

Q: Defendants were indicted in the United States for conspiring to ship,

Defendants were indicted in the United States for conspiring to ship, and for shipping, parts for forklifts to Iran in violation of the Iranian Transactions Regulations (ITR) and “with knowledge or re...