The applicant sought to require documents and deposition testimony from an individual located in, and a corporation headquartered in, New York for use in an international arbitration initiated against the Republic of...more
7/29/2020
/ 28 U.S.C. § 1782 ,
Admissibility ,
Admissible Evidence ,
Arbitration ,
Discovery ,
Document Productions ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Foreign Tribunals ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Subpoenas
The defendant sought to vacate an arbitration award, arguing that the arbitrator prejudiced the defendant by refusing to order discovery it requested and failed to apply California law to the analysis of attorneys’ fees and...more
You find yourself in an arbitration needing documents and testimony from a nonparty. Your arbitrator issues a nonparty summons, “conveniently” requiring the out-of-state nonparty to appear by video at a hearing and produce...more
10/28/2019
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Discovery ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motion to Compel ,
Non-Parties ,
Objections ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Summons ,
Venue ,
Video Recordings ,
Witnesses
The defendant sought to vacate an arbitration award on the basis of arbitrator misconduct and manifest disregard of the law or, in the alternative, modification of the award....more
Hoteles City Express sought an order granting it permission to issue a subpoena to obtain documents from non-party Facebook, Inc. to show the subscriber identity for a Facebook page allegedly containing defamatory statements...more
In a petition brought under 28 U.S.C § 1782, petitioner sought discovery of documents outside the United States. Recognizing the Second Circuit had not ruled on whether such discovery was authorized by Section 1782, the Court...more
Defendants wanted to examine GEICO’s Rule 30(b)(6) witness about GEICO’s special investigation unit practices, protocols and guidelines, as well as its resources and procedures devoted to claim verification and fraud...more
5/2/2018
/ Depositions ,
Discovery ,
FRCP 30(b)(6) ,
GEICO ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motions to Quash ,
Non-Parties ,
Subpoenas ,
Witnesses
Defendant Golden Isles Reinsurance Company, Limited (“Golden Isles”) sought detailed information regarding individual claims Canal Insurance Company (“Canal”) submitted for reimbursement under the parties’ reinsurance...more
Respondent moved for an immediate stay of an arbitration of claims relating to the purchase of insurance and to vacate the panel’s interim award requiring the posting of pre-hearing security. Petitioner moved to confirm the...more
Plaintiffs sought coverage from the insurer Defendants for a $212.5 million dollar settlement of a claim of violation of the False Claims Act relating to errors and omissions in underwriting and origination of HUD mortgage...more
On Plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery in a bad faith action against first-party property insurer Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”), an Alabama federal court limited, but allowed, discovery related...more