A Washington federal judge handed a loss Monday to a group of U.S. companies that produce materials used to make steel, denying motions to dismiss antitrust and racketeering claims brought by the companies’ Brazilian counterparts.
The case, which dates back more than 10 years, involves allegations that domestic producers of ferrosilicon conspired to give fraudulent information to the International Trade Commission and manipulate the commission in the 1990s into imposing import duties on foreign producers. The commission reversed itself in 1999 after several producers were convicted on price-fixing charges.
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