U.S. v. BLUM

Court No. 85-05-00640.

660 F.Supp. 975 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Joseph BLUM; E.C. McAfee & Co.; and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Defendants.

United States Court of International Trade.

April 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, A. David Lafer and Kevin C. Kennedy, (Martin J. Ward, Asst. Regional Counsel, U.S. Customs Service, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Fitch, King and Caffentzis, James Caffentzis, for defendant E.C. McAfee & Co.

Sandler & Travis, P.A., Leonard L. Rosenberg and Edward M. Joffe, for defendant St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.


OPINION

AQUILINO, Judge:

This action has been brought pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1592 and 28 U.S.C. § 1582. Counts I, II and III of the complaint respectively allege fraud, gross negligence and negligence within the meaning of subsection (a) of section 1592 on the part of defendant Blum. Recovery of penalties provided for by subsection (c) thereof is sought against him on those counts. The complaint further alleges loss of duties as a result of the...

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