US Courts and Rulings
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Chinese Company Charged with Stealing Motorola Technology
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a federal indictment against the Chinese company Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd based on an allegation of "conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets."
Government Contractors Agree To Pay Close to $1 Million to U.S. Government To Resolve Allegations They Illegally Used Chinese Containers and Steel
The U.S. federal government reached a settlement last week with two government contractors accused of fraudulently using Chinese containers and steel in their contracts with the Department of Defense. The settlement involves a monetary payment as well as training and reporting requirements.
Hong Kong Textile Company Fights Inclusion on "Entity List"
A Hong Kong textile company has gone to U.S. court to challenge its inclusion on
the "Entity List
[https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list]
" maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce. While its request for a
preliminary injunction was recently rejected by
U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Antitrust Claim Against Chinese Vitamin C Exporters
In a recent ruling in a long-running litigation saga, on August 10 the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against
Chinese exporters of Vitamin C, citing “international comity” as the basis for
its ruling. The case already went to the Supreme Court once,
Xiaomi Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Designation as Communist Chinese Military Company
The Chinese electronics company Xiaomi and three individuals associated with it
have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
challenging the U.S. government’s designation of Xiaomi as a Communist Chinese
military company and the resulting restrictions imposed on it. The complaint
New Lawsuit in U.S. Court Against WeChat Censorship and Surveillance
There has been some recent reporting on a new lawsuit filed in the Superior
Court of California in Santa Clara County related to alleged censorship and
surveillance of U.S. users on WeChat. Jeanne Whalen of the Washington Post (“
California plaintiffs sue Chinese tech giant Tencent, alleging WeChat app is