Some 3,500 companies sue over Trump-imposed Chinese tariffs

About 3,500 United States companies, including Tesla, Ford Motor, Target, Walgreens and Home Depot, have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than $300bn in Chinese-made goods. The suits, filed in the US Court of International Trade, named US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and the Customs and Border Protection agency and challenge what they call the unlawful escalation of the US trade war with China through the imposition of a third and fourth round of tariffs. The legal challenges from a wide variety of companies argued the Trump administration failed to impose tariffs within a required 12-month period and did not comply with administrative procedures. style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;">