Cliffs, USW cite First Amendment in USS/Nippon litigation; seek case dismissal

Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers (USW) want the lawsuits filed against them by U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel to be thrown out.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., its Chairman, President, and CEO, Lourenco Goncalves, and USW International President David McCall filed motions this week in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to dismiss the litigation.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.