Washington-based Crowell & Moring is representing FedEx in the lawsuit and referred Reuters to the company, which did not immediately comment.
Crowell & Moring also represents discount club retailer Costco, cosmetics firm Revlon, eyewear seller EssilorLuxottica and other companies in IEEPA tariff refund cases.
Importers, distributors and suppliers appear to be best placed to win IEEPA tariff refunds because their paperwork likely will include customs documents or invoices with line-item breakdowns of tariff costs tied to specific goods, said Ron Ciotti, a partner at the law firm Hinckley Allen in Boston, who represents construction contractors and developers across the United States.
“If there was a tariff escalation in your contract or a price adjustment clause based on tariffs, and that’s why the price went up, if you had a contract that stated that, then you might be able to get a refund,” Ciotti said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, seen as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, separately demanded tariff refund checks for Americans after they were struck down by the Supreme Court.
“I’ve heard some (people) saying this is such a win for the consumer, because they should get refunds back on certain products that would have been under tariffs,” said Ciotti.
“I don’t see how they can,” he said, adding that many businesses and consumers paid higher prices for goods without any written explanation about how tariffs contributed to higher prices and may lack the proof needed to win a refund.
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