American Silicon Technologies v. United States

261 F.3d 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2001)

AMERICAN SILICON TECHNOLOGIES, ELKEM METALS COMPANY and GLOBE METALLURGICAL, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee,

and

RIMA INDUSTRIAL S/A, Defendant-Appellee,

and

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

00-1400

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

DECIDED: August 16, 2001

Appealed from: United States Court of International Trade Judge Judith M. Barzilay[Copyrighted Material Omitted]

Clifford E. Stevens, Jr., Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, Chartered, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants.…