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SDNY Confirms Arbitration Award Under New York Convention

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In Exclusive Trim Inc. v. Kastamonu Romania, S.A., the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a petition to confirm and enforce a foreign arbitration award issued in an arbitration held before the...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Closes the Door on Foreign Arbitration Discovery in the U.S.

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On June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a split among U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal by holding that only an adjudicative body imbued with governmental authority is deemed a foreign or international tribunal under 28...more

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Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Over 28 U.S.C. § 1782

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On Monday, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split and issued a long-awaited decision holding that broad U.S.-style discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 is not available in private foreign arbitrations. In the past decade,...more

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US Supreme Court Rules Section 1782 Discovery is Unavailable for Use in Private Foreign Commercial Arbitrations and Certain...

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On June 13, 2022, in a unanimous consolidated decision authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the scope of 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) (Section 1782), which authorizes federal courts to order...more

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Supreme Court Set to Decide Whether Section 1782 Discovery Can Be Compelled in Foreign-Seated Arbitrations

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Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, a District Court may compel a resident individual or company to provide discovery for use “in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.” There is presently a circuit court split over what...more

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Seventh Circuit Denies Discovery in Support of Private Arbitration

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On September 22, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit unanimously ruled in Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, et al, No. 19-1847, 2020 WL 5640466 (7th Cir. Sept. 22, 2020), that 28 U.S.C. §...more

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International Arbitration Update: Widening Circuit Split, Seventh Circuit Joins Second And Fifth Circuits In Refusing To Allow...

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit widens an existing circuit court split regarding whether parties may seek discovery in the United States for use in commercial arbitration proceedings...more

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U.S. Circuit Rulings Complicate Key International Arbitration Decisions

In regard to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a), U.S. circuit courts split on what qualifies as a “foreign or international tribunal.” The breadth of U.S. discovery in foreign international arbitrations pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a)...more

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Arbitration World

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FROM THE EDITORS: Welcome to the 36th edition of Arbitration World, a publication from K&L Gates’ International Arbitration Group that highlights significant developments and issues in international and domestic arbitration...more

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OnRisk: Arbitration Provisions in Insurance Policies

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In this episode of OnRisk, Carolyn Branthoover and Sarah Turpin talk about the increasing frequency of arbitration clauses in insurance policies, the enforceability of arbitration agreements in both the U.S. and in the UK,...more

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“Ambiguity” Is Not a Basis to Deny a Petition to Enforce a Foreign Arbitration Award

The drive in the Second Circuit to clarify the rules regarding confirmation and enforcement of various types of arbitration awards continues. The latest addition is the decision in BSH Hausgerate GmbH v. Kamhi, 17 Civ. 5776,...more

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Estate Avoids Arbitration In Wrongful Death Maritime Suit Because Defendant Was Not A Signatory Or Party To Contract With...

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The Ninth Circuit refused last month to disturb a district court order denying a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration against a sailor in a maritime action pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of...more

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Federal Courts Lack Jurisdiction Over Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments, Even Where Judgment Is Inconsistent With Earlier...

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Plaintiff Albaniabeg, power plant operator, sought enforcement of an Albanian judgment in a New York state court against defendant Italian power companies. Section 205 of the FAA permits removal of an action that relates to...more

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