Trump’s Escalation of China Trade War Draws Wave of Lawsuits

The Trump administration’s expansion of tariffs on Chinese goods has drawn a flurry of challenges from domestic importers at the U.S. Court of International Trade.

They filed over 300 cases Thursday and Friday, more than all the cases filed in the trade court all year.

Complaints for some of the cases weren’t available by midday Friday. But those that were challenge President Trump’s decision to expand “Section 301" duties on goods from China under the Trade Act of 1974.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative conducted an investigation into China’s intellectual property policies and practices under Section 301. It ...