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K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Arbitration World: U.S. Supreme Court Set to Decide Section 1782 Circuit Split

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In this episode, partners Lindsay Bishop, Carolyn Branthoover, and Jackie Celender, along with associate John Gavin, discuss the recent oral argument heard by the Supreme Court concerning a circuit split over two consolidated...more

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Part III: Round 2! BOGO – AlixPartners LLP v The Fund for Protection of Investor Rights in Foreign States

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As noted in our prior posts, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the oral arguments in the case of ZF Automotive US, Inc., et al. v. Luxshare, Ltd. on March 23, 2022. There is also another case, AlixPartners LLP v. The Fund...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Circuit Split Over Scope of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for Obtaining Discovery in International Arbitrations

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As the popularity and pace of international arbitration has continued to grow, parties engaged in such arbitration outside the United States have increasingly relied on 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782) to obtain discovery in...more

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Supreme Court to Decide if U.S. Discovery Law Encompasses Private Foreign Arbitrations

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a dispute over whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which governs applications for discovery from a United States court for use in a foreign proceeding, permits discovery for use in a private...more

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Domestic Discovery for Foreign Arbitrations? – Now It’s the Supreme Court’s Turn

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In two earlier posts, I described the Circuit split over the question of whether a foreign private arbitration panel is a “foreign or international tribunal” for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1782. (Read: Domestic Discovery for...more

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Domestic Discovery for Foreign Arbitrations? Now Three Circuits Say “No”

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Earlier this month I posted a short piece describing a two-to-two circuit split on the question of whether a foreign private arbitration panel is a “foreign or international tribunal” for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which...more

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The Escalating Split Over the Right to Obtain Discovery in the U.S. For Use in Private International Arbitrations Seated Outside...

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Parties involved in litigation outside the United States have long had at their disposal a useful tool for obtaining American-style discovery in the U.S. 18 U.S.C. § 1782(a) of the United States Code authorizes a United...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

International Arbitration Update: Crystalizing Circuit Split, Second Circuit Refuses To Allow U.S. Discovery In Aid Of...

Parties to arbitrations seated outside the United States occasionally request that U.S. federal courts order discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”), which allows discovery in the United States for use in a...more

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Sixth Circuit Changes Landscape of Discovery in Aid of International Commercial Arbitration

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There has been considerable debate about what qualifies as a “tribunal” under 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a), which enables courts to order discovery from a party or non-party for use in a proceeding before “a foreign or international...more

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Second Circuit Confirms Extraterritorial Reach of Section 1782 and Clarifies Jurisdictional Requirements

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A recent Second Circuit decision provides important guidance on the scope and application of Section 1782, the expansive discovery provision that authorizes district courts to compel parties in the United States to provide...more

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Sixth Circuit Approves Discovery in Aid of Foreign Private Arbitrations

• The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals recently approved the use of 28 U.S.C. 1782(a) to obtain discovery in connection with a commercial arbitration proceeding occurring outside the United States. • The decision establishes a...more

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Sixth Circuit Permits U.S.-Style Discovery in Aid of International Commercial Arbitration Under Section 28 U.S.C. § 1782

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On September 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rendered a landmark decision which recognized that district courts within the Sixth Circuit can order discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for use in...more

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