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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Supreme Court Rules That § 1782 Does Not Apply to Private Arbitrations

On June 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision on the issue of whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782 permits district courts to order discovery for use in international commercial arbitration or ad hoc...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Supreme Court Restricts Access to Discovery in Foreign Arbitration Proceedings

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Anyone involved in civil litigation in the United States knows that U.S. courts permit broad discovery, in contrast to many foreign tribunals with narrower discovery rules. What foreign litigants may not know is that, under...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Powerful US discovery tool still allowed for international litigation but not commercial arbitration

On June 13, 2022, the US Supreme Court decided ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., No. 21-401, holding that Section 1782 requires a “foreign or international tribunal” be a tribunal imbued with governmental authority....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Supreme Court Limits Section 1782 Discovery in International Arbitrations

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This is the third in a series of Legal Updates about international discovery and cross-border litigation. Robinson+Cole has broad experience representing international clients and their U.S. subsidiaries in both domestic and...more

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High Court discovery ruling will transform international arbitration’

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare unanimous decision on June 13 in a pair of consolidated cases that will have broad ramifications for international arbitration. In ZF Automotive US Inc. v. Luxshare Ltd. and AlixPartners...more

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Supreme Court Limits Section 1782 Discovery: A Sea Change in the Role of US Courts in International Arbitration

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28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782) allows parties (and even non-parties) to obtain discovery of documents or testimony in the United States in aid of matters before “foreign or international tribunals.” For years, US federal...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Rules That U.S. Discovery Under 28 U.S.C. 1782 Is Unavailable For Use in Most International Arbitrations

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On 13 June 2022, in ZF Automotive v. Luxshare, the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 does not allow discovery for use in most international arbitral proceedings. The Supreme Court held that only...more

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Supreme Court Restricts 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Discovery in Aid of Arbitration

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The U.S. Supreme Court has held that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 authorizes discovery to assist only governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative bodies, and not private adjudicative bodies like the international commercial and ad hoc...more

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