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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS
−Removed: JSW Steel Litigation.
−Removed: On June 8, 2021, JSW Steel filed a complaint against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., AK Steel Holding Corporation (now known as Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Holding Corporation), Nucor Corporation and U.
−Removed: Steel in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
−Removed: JSW Steel alleges that the defendants engaged in a group boycott against JSW Steel in violation of federal and Texas antitrust laws by refusing to sell semi-finished steel slabs to JSW Steel, beginning in 2018 and continuing through the filing of the complaint;
−Removed: civil conspiracy among the defendants;
−Removed: and tortious interference with JSW Steel’s contractual rights and business relations involving its vendors and customers.
−Removed: JSW Steel’s allegations involve the tariffs and quotas imposed on steel imports by the U.S.
−Removed: government under Section 232 beginning in March 2018, which JSW Steel alleges raised the price of imported slabs, and statements made to the U.S.
−Removed: government related to exemption requests submitted by JSW Steel in 2018 and 2021.
−Removed: JSW Steel further claims that this alleged anticompetitive conduct negatively impacted JSW Steel’s costs, production and revenues and prevented it from pursuing expansion plans at its Ohio and Texas facilities that would compete with the defendants.
−Removed: JSW Steel is seeking to hold the defendants jointly and severally liable for treble damages in an amount in excess of $500 million and other relief.
−Removed: On February 17, 2022, the district court granted the defendants' Motions to Dismiss in their entirety and dismissed all of JSW's claims with prejudice.
−Removed: On March 16, 2022, JSW filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and oral arguments on the appeal were held on February 6, 2023.
−Removed: We continue to believe the claims asserted against us are without merit, and we are vigorously defending against them .
Mesabi Metallics Adversary Proceeding .
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On October 8, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order granting and denying parts of the cross-motions.
−Removed: On February 14, 2025, Mesabi Metallics' motion for the case to be withdrawn from the Bankruptcy Court and proceed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware was granted.
+Added: On February 14, 2025, Mesabi Metallics' motion for the case to be withdrawn from the Bankruptcy Court and proceed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “District Court”) was granted.
+Added: On June 3, 2025, the District Court issued an order setting the case for trial in May 2027.
We continue to believe the claims asserted against us are without merit, and we intend to continue vigorously defending against all remaining claims in the lawsuit.
−Removed: Steel – Nippon Steel Litigation.
−Removed: On January 6, 2025, U.
−Removed: Steel, Nippon Steel Corporation and Nippon Steel North America, Inc.
−Removed: (together with Nippon Steel Corporation, "Nippon Steel") filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Lourenco Goncalves and David McCall, the International President of the USW.
−Removed: The plaintiffs' lawsuit was filed in the immediate aftermath of former President Biden's issuance of an executive order blocking a proposed merger of U.
−Removed: Steel and Nippon Steel on national security grounds.
−Removed: The plaintiffs allege that the defendants have entered into an unlawful agreement to oppose the sale of U.
−Removed: Steel to any buyer other than Cliffs.
−Removed: The plaintiffs also allege that Cliffs and Mr.
−Removed: Goncalves, with the assistance and support of the USW, have monopolized or attempted to monopolize the markets for NOES, GOES, iron ore pellets and exposed automotive steel in North America in violation of federal antitrust laws.
−Removed: The plaintiffs further allege that the defendants violated and conspired to violate federal anti-racketeering laws by pursuing their alleged scheme to force U.
−Removed: Steel into an acquisition by Cliffs and monopolize the aforementioned markets.
−Removed: Finally, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants' speech and actions against U.
−Removed: Steel's proposed acquisition by Nippon Steel constitutes tortious interference with existing and prospective business relations.
−Removed: In addition to their claims for monetary relief, which include claims for treble and punitive damages, the plaintiffs have sought a preliminary injunction enjoining the defendants' alleged activities against the plaintiffs' proposed merger.
−Removed: At a hearing held on January 17, 2025, we successfully opposed the plaintiffs' motion to expedite proceedings, and the court entered a schedule for the parties to brief motions to dismiss the four counts in the plaintiffs' complaint that are the subject of the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction.
−Removed: The defendants moved to dismiss these counts on February 4, 2025, and a hearing on the motions is expected to be held on March 12, 2025.
−Removed: We believe the claims asserted against us are without merit, and we are vigorously defending against them.
Certain Legacy Legal Proceedings Relating to our Steel Operations.
−Removed: Certain of our acquired subsidiaries have been named as defendants, among many other named defendants, in numerous lawsuits filed since 1990 claiming injury allegedly resulting from
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−Removed: exposure to asbestos.
+Added: Certain of our acquired subsidiaries have been named as defendants, among many other named defendants, in numerous lawsuits filed since 1990 claiming injury allegedly resulting from exposure to asbestos.
Similar lawsuits seeking monetary relief continue to be filed in various jurisdictions in the U.S., which cases are vigorously defended.
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