Legal Opinion
E.M. Chemicals v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 28, 1990No. 90-1141PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
In this customs case, the initial classification by the United States Customs Service of certain liquid crystals as chemical mixtures was reversed on summary judgment by the United States Court of International Trade, which held that the liquid crystals should be classified as parts of indicator panels. E.M. Chemicals v. United States, 728 F.Supp. 723 (1989). The government appeals this judgment. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Liquid crystals are compounds or mixtures which combine the properties of liquids and crystals, i.e., they have fluidity, but at the same time have optical…
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