Washington, D.C., partner Elliot Feldman, leader of Baker Hostetler's international trade practice, was quoted in the September 16, 2009, The Hill article, "China Tires A Deal For Steelworkers Union."
According to the article, the cost of preparing, filing and arguing the complaint the United Steelworkers union filed against China—known as a safeguard case—is relatively inexpensive, at less than half the estimated cost of filing legal papers and then arguing an antidumping or countervailing duty case.
While relatively inexpensive, and even though a single company can bring a safeguard case, there are other reasons to think there will not be a "gold rush" of safeguard petitions, according to the article.
The law expires in three years, so those who want to test their luck with Obama "should do it right away," said Feldman. A petition that reached the president's desk early next year could only lead to tariffs or quotas on Chinese products for less than two years.
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