Legal Opinion

United States v. National Semiconductor Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 13, 2008No. 2008-1195PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PROST, Circuit Judge.

National Semiconductor Corporation (“NSC”) appeals the December 12, 2007 decision of the United States Court of International Trade awarding the government penalties under 19 U.S.C. § 1592(c)(4)(B) and prejudgment interest thereon for NSC’s underpayment of merchandise processing fees. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the Court of International Trade’s penalty award but reverse the award of prejudgment interest.

I. BACKGROUND

Between 1993 and 2000, NSC erroneously underpaid merchandise processing fees owed on two groups of customs entries in violation of 19 U.S.C.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. United States v. Deladiep, Inc.United States Court of International Trade · 2017
  5. United States v. International Trading Services, LLCUnited States Court of International Trade · 2017

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