“That’s what the Department did,” Judge Baker affirmed, putting to rest HLD’s challenges. “Because the agency considered those criteria before action, it necessarily considered whether such action was ‘appropriate’….”
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As of Wednesday, neither counsel for HLD nor the U.S. Department of Justice responded to requests for comments on the verdict.
HLD is represented by Gregory S. Menegaz, Alexandra H. Salzman, and Vivien J. Wang of deKieffer & Horgan PLLC. The United States is represented by Hardeep K. Josan, Brian M. Boynton, Patricia M. McCarthy, and Claudia Burke of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division, and Paul K. Keith of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance.
