SIGNIFICANT CASES

Eastman Chemical Co., Chevron USA, Inc. v. United States, 2003 WL 1790876 (Ct. Int'l Trade, Slip Op. 03-39) (dismissing complaint filed by Chevron and other corporations in $40 million harbor maintenance tax dispute following trial)

Boston Edison Co. v. United States, 64 Fed. Cl. 167 (Ct. Fed. Cl. 2005) (denying plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on liability concerning alleged breach of the "Standard Contract for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste" in $90 million government contract dispute)

Power Authority of the State of New York v. United States, 62 Fed. Cl. 376 (Ct. Fed. Cl. 2004) (granting defendant's motion to strike portions of plaintiff's summary judgment papers due to violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 408)

Gerber Food Co. v. United States, (Ct. Int'l Trade, Slip. Op. 05-84) (contesting the Commerce Department's imposition of total adverse facts available in antidumping duty administrative review)

Jazz Photo Corp. v. United States, 2005 WL 189741 (Ct. Int'l Trade, Slip Op. 05-7) (denying plaintiff's application for a temporary restraining order in Customs exclusion case concerning importation of disposable cameras infringing on Fuji's patents)

Jazz Photo Corp. v. United States, Fuji Photo Film Co., 353 F. Supp.2d 1327 (Ct. Int'l Trade, Slip Op. 04-146) (following expedited trial on the first sale doctrine, court found that plaintiff's disposable cameras were, in part, inadmissible into the United States because they infringed on Fuji's patents)

Agro Dutch Industries, Ltd. v. United States, 2005 WL 459647 (Ct. Int'l Trade, Slip Op. 05-28) (dismissing plaintiff's complaint in antidumping dispute concerning importation of mushrooms from India)

United States v. XL Specialty Insurance Co., (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (obtained favorable settlement for Customs in an international trade dispute with a surety)

Huaiyang Hongda Dehydrated Vegetable Co. v. United States, 2004 WL 2674164 (Ct. Int'l Trade, Slip Op. 04-148) (dismissing plaintiff's complaint in antidumping dispute concerning importation of garlic from China)

United States v. Martha Matthews, North Star Metals, LLC, (Ct. Int'l Trade 2005) (represented Customs in $30 million fraud case against importers of Chinese Silicon Metal allegedly evading antidumping duties)

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide v. The Republic of the Philippines, ICSID Arbitration No. ARB/03/25 (member of team representing Fraport in $425 million international arbitration concerning allegations of bribery and corruption in the Philippines in connection with construction of an airport terminal in Manila)

Powers v. Department of the Navy, (Fed. Cir. 2003) (successfully argued appeal summarily affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerning an employee's termination for sexual misconduct)