Silver Reed America, Inc. v. United States

Introduction

This case raises the novel and significant question of whether, following a decision in plaintiffs’ favor on the merits in an anti-dumping case, stay of remand, and pending an interlocutory appeal filed by intervenor, plaintiffs’ motion to enjoin liquidation of entries covered by a prior Court decision is barred by the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel.

Plaintiffs, Silver Seiko, Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer and exporter of portable electric typewriters (“PETs”), and Silver Reed America, Inc., its wholly-owned importer (hereinafter “Silver” when used collectively),…