Recent months have produced U.S. court decisions with significant consequences for Japanese companies doing business with the United States; we summarize recent developments that could inform a call with your clients.:
- The status of Phase III IEEPA tariff refunds for fully liquidated claims
- The status of legal challenges to IEEPA’s successor tariffs, under Sections 122 and 301
- How “stream of commerce” jurisdiction can sweep your client into US courts with limited forum contacts – and what to do about it
- An illustration of how §1782 discovery in the US can advance litigation in Japanese courts
- How a Japanese supplier of component parts was hit with a $229 million patent verdict in a Texas court
Author:
Donald W. Hawthorne
hawthorne@clm.com