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ADF Group Inc. v. United States of America

ADF Group Inc. ("ADF"), a Canadian corporation that designs, engineers, fabricates and erects structural steel, has filed a claim under the ICSID Arbitration (Additional Facility) Rules on its own behalf and on behalf of ADF International Inc., its Florida subsidiary.  ADF claims damages for alleged injuries resulting from the federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 and the Department of Transportation's implementing regulations, which require that federally-funded state highway projects use only domestically produced steel.

ADF claims violations of the national treatment requirement of Article 1102, the minimum standard of treatment requirement of Article 1105(1), and the prohibition against performance requirements contained in Article 1106. It seeks $90 million in damages.

On January 9, 2003, the tribunal dismissed ADF's claims against the United States in their entirety. The tribunal's award, and other documents in the case, appear below.

For the media note on the award, click here.

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-01. Notice of Arbitration  [818 Kb]
-02. Minutes of the First Session of the Tribunal
-03. ADF Submission on Place of Arbitration  [289 Kb]
-04. U.S. Submission on Place of Arbitration
-05. ADF Reply on Place of Arbitration 
-06. U.S. Final Observations on Place of Arbitration
-07. Second Procedural Order (Place of Arbitration)  [115 Kb]
-08. ADF Motion for Production of Documents  [136 Kb]
-09. U.S. Objections to Document Request  [157 Kb]
-10. ADF Response to U.S. Objections to Document Request  [143 Kb]
-11. U.S. Final Observations on Document Request  [120 Kb]
-12. Third Procedural Order (Request for Documents)  [117 Kb]
-13. ADF Memorial  [462 Kb]
-14. U.S. Counter-Memorial on Competence & Liability  [596 Kb]
-15. ADF Reply to U.S. Counter-Memorial  [362 Kb]
-16. U.S. Rejoinder on Competence and Liability  [115 Kb]
-17. April 15, 2002 Transcript of Hearing on Competence and Liability (Uncorrected)  [345 Kb]
-18. April 16, 2002 Transcript of Hearing on Competence and Liability (Uncorrected)  [260 Kb]
-19. April 17, 2002 Transcript of Hearing on Competence and Liability (Uncorrected)  [202 Kb]
-20. April 18, 2002 Transcript of Hearing on Competence and Liability (Uncorrected)  [190 Kb]
-21. Post-Hearing Submission of Respondent United States of America on Article 1105(1) and Pope & Talbot  [62 Kb]
-22. Post-Hearing Submission of the Claimant ADF Group Inc. on NAFTA Article 1105(1) and the Damages Award in Pope & Talbot and Canada  [72 Kb]
-23. Canada Second 1128 Submission  [75 Kb]
-24. Mexico Second 1128 Submission  [66 Kb]
-25. Second Post-Hearing Submission of the Investor Responding to Article 1128 Post Hearing Submissions of Canada & Mexico  [20 Kb]
-26. Final Post-Hearing Submission of Respondent United States of America on Article 1105(1) and Pope & Talbot  [47 Kb]
-27. Award of January 9, 2003  [316 Kb]