ITC terminates 337 antitrust claim against Chinese steel manufacturers

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday terminated the final claim brought by U.S. Steel in a two-year-long Section 337 investigation against Chinese steel manufacturers, giving the ITC the option of imposing remedies on any defaulting respondents in the probe. The antitrust claim was the last active piece of the case after the ITC tossed U.S. Steel's trans-shipment claim last November. The company's third claim -- accusing Baosteel of receiving and acting upon trade secrets stolen from U.S. Steel by...