Legal Opinion
Bridalane Fashions, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of International Trade
Decided November 23, 1998No. Slip Op. 98-157. Court No. 98-07-02459PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RESTANI, Judge:
This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. It involves the very unsettled legal landscape with regard to jurisdiction over suits by importers to recover or avoid Customs duties or penalties based on 19 U.S.C. § 1592 (1994).
FACTS
Plaintiff Bridalane is a Canadian corporation located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Between September 28,1993 and October 29, 1996, Bridalane imported 862 entries of wedding gowns into the United States (the “imported merchandise”) that had been manufactured in the Far East. Pl. ’s Br., at 1. The…
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