Toymaker Hasbro joins wave of companies suing U.S. government over IEEPA tariff payments

By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK, NY, Feb 27 – Toymaker Hasbro on Friday joined โ€Œhundreds of companies suing for refunds โ€Œof tariffs paid under President Donald Trumpโ€™s emergency โ€‹trade measures, which were deemed illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court last week, according to court documents. The Play-Doh-maker, which did not โ€Œdisclose how much โ it has…


Toymaker Hasbro joins wave of companies suing U.S. government over IEEPA tariff payments
Toymaker Hasbro joins wave of companies suing U.S. government over IEEPA tariff payments

By Arriana McLymore

NEW YORK, NY, Feb 27 – Toymaker Hasbro on Friday joined โ€Œhundreds of companies suing for refunds โ€Œof tariffs paid under President Donald Trumpโ€™s emergency โ€‹trade measures, which were deemed illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court last week, according to court documents.

The Play-Doh-maker, which did not โ€Œdisclose how much โ it has paid in IEEPA tariffs, is requesting full refunds along โ with interest. The lawsuit joins more than 2,000 similar cases filed in the U.S. โ€‹Court of โ€‹International Trade since โ€‹April.

French beauty group โ€ŒL’Oreal , British vacuum manufacturer Dyson and contact lens maker Bausch + Lomb on Monday filed lawsuits against U.S. Customs and Border Protection over IEEPA refunds. Beanie Babies maker Ty Inc. โ€Œalso filed a similar โ€‹lawsuit this week.

Hasbro is being โ€‹represented by law โ€‹firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, which โ€Œis also representing Swiss โ€‹sportswear company โ€‹On and personal care product maker Conair in their respective IEEPA lawsuits.

Hasbro did not โ€‹immediately respond โ€Œto a request for comment.

(Reporting by โ€‹Arriana McLymore in New York City; โ€‹Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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