GPX Int'l Tire Corp. v. United States, (2008)

United States Court of International Trade

Docket Number: 08-121

Reporting Judge: Restani

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GPX Int'l Tire Corp. v. United States, (2008)

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GPX INTERNATIONAL TIRE :

CORPORATION and HEBEI : STARBRIGHT TIRE CO., LTD., :

Plaintiffs, : v. : Before: Jane A. Restani, Chief Judge :

UNITED STATES, : Court Nos. 08-00285, 08-00286, 08-00287 :

Defendant, : Public Version :

and : :

BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS HOLDING, : INC., BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE : NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, TITAN : TIRE CORPORATION, and UNITED : STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, : RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, : ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE : WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, : AFL-CIO-CLC, :

Defendant-Intervenors. : _____________________________________:

OPINION

[Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction denied.] Dated: November 12, 2008

Winston & Strawn, LLP (Daniel L. Porter, James Durling, and Matthew P. McCullough); Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP (Eric F. Eisenberg); Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (John A. Jurata, Jr.) for the plaintiffs.

Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General; Jeanne E. Davidson, Director, Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice (John J. Todor and Loren M. Preheim); Irene H. Chen and Matthew D. Walden, Office of the Chief Counsel for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, of counsel; James M. Lyons, General Counsel, Andrea C. Casson, Assistant General Counsel,

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U.S. International Trade Commission (Rhonda M. Hughes and Peter L. Sultan) for the defendant.

King & Spalding, LLP (Joseph W. Dorn, Christopher T. Cloutier, Daniel L. Schneiderman, J. Michael Taylor, and Kevin M. Dinan); Stewart and Stewart (Wesley K. Caine, Elizabeth A. Argenti, Elizabeth J. Drake, Eric P. Salonen, Geert M. De Prest, Terence P. Stewart, and William A. Fennell) for the defendant-intervenors.

Restani, Chief Judge: This matter is before the court on the motion of plaintiffs GPX International Tire Corporation ("GPX") and Hebei Starbright Tire Co., Ltd. ("Sta...

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