Legal Opinion
United States v. Universal Fruits & Vegetables Corp.
United States Court of International Trade
Decided May 25, 2006No. Slip Op. 06-79; Court 04-00431PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CARMAN, Judge.
This Court heard oral argument on March 23, 2006, in this matter. Plaintiff United States brings this action under 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(7) (2000), alleging that Defendants Universal Fruits and Vegetables Corporation (“Universal”), founder-president David Pai, a.k.a. Shih Wei Pai (“David Pai”), and employee-father Jason Pai, a.k.a. Chung Sheng Pai (“Jason Pai”), 1 fraudulently transhipped and misrepresented the country of origin of four shipments of fresh garlic as the Republic of Korea to avoid antidumping duties assessed on fresh garlic from the People’s Republic of…
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