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Motion to Institute Bond Forfeiture Proceedings "Jumped the Gun", <i>ITC Blog</i>

Motion to Institute Bond Forfeiture Proceedings "Jumped the Gun", ITC Blog

On October 31, 2016, Judge Essex issued an Initial Determination in Certain Stainless Steel Products, Certain Processes for Manufacturing or Related to Same and Certain Products Containing Same denying Complainant Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc., Valbruna Stainless Inc., and Valbruna S.p.A.’s (collectively, "Valbruna") motion to initiate a bond forfeiture proceeding. Judge Essex held that a bond forfeiture proceeding cannot be instituted until after all appeals of the Commission’s violation decision have been exhausted.

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