Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. United States

32 Ct. Int'l Trade 1327

• Court: United States Court of International Trade
• Decided: July 1, 2008
• Docket: Court No. 96-00132
• Status: Published

Opinion

ORDER

GOLDBERG, Senior Judge:

In accordance with the decision (Aug. 22, 2008) and mandate (Dec. 1, 2008) of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Appeal No. 2007-1518, affirming in part, and reversing in part this Court’s judgment in Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. United States, 31 CIT __, Slip Op. 07-47 (Mar. 28, 2007), it is hereby:

ORDERED that the portion of this Court’s order denying Volkswagen’s claim to an allowance pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 158.12 for repairs made in response to government-mandated recalls is vacated; and it is further:

ORDERED that:

(1) On or before January 16, 2009, the parties shall submit supplemental briefing as to whether the defects remedied in response to the FTC and state recalls existed at the time of importation; and

(2) On or before January 30, 2009, the parties shall file a proposed scheduling order for the submission of this action for trial as to the remaining issue of verifying the applicable allowance amounts.

IT IS SO ORDERED.