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Subpoenas 28 U.S.C. § 1782

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SDNY Grants 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Application for Discovery in Dispute Involving Republic of Lithuania

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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

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Fourth Circuit Court Allows Section 1782 Fact-Finding in a Private International Arbitration

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Last week, in Servotronics, Inc. v. Boeing Co., the Fourth Circuit became the latest United States Court of Appeals to allow Section 1782 discovery for use in private international arbitrations. Section 1782 is a powerful...more

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Another Federal Court (in the Ninth Circuit) Holds That 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Applies With Respect To Foreign Private Arbitrations

A federal court in the Northern District of California has adopted the reasoning and conclusion of a recent Sixth Circuit decision in holding that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 applies with respect to private foreign/international...more

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Third Circuit Vacates And Remands Order Quashing Subpoena Of Documents For Use In Litigation In Germany

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The Third Circuit has vacated and remanded a district court’s decision quashing a subpoena issued pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which allows a party to procure discovery for us in a foreign proceeding, finding that the...more

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Minority Shareholders Utilize 28 USC § 1782 to Issue Subpoenas in Aid of Criminal Action They Plan to File Against Company...

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A group of minority shareholders of Acheron Portfolio Corporation Luxembourg S.A. have convinced a federal district court in New York to permit them to subpoena several large banks for documents in aid of the shareholders’...more

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Second Circuit Precludes Foreign Proceedings Discovery From U.S. Counsel

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This is a significant decision, given how often non-U.S. clients entrust U.S. law firms with their documents. On July 10, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that law firm Cravath need not divulge...more

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Oh, And One More Thing . . . Issuing A Subpoena For Documents Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Also Requires Personal Jurisdiction Over The...

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, “[t]he district court of the district in which a person resides or is found may order him to . . . produce a document for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal . . . .” Courts in...more

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London Maritime Arbitration Association Held To Be A “Foreign Tribunal” Within The Meaning OF 28 U.S.C. § 1782

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Kleimar N.V., the plaintiff in a London arbitration against defendant Dalian Dongzhan Group Co. Ltd. (Dailan), filed an ex parte application with the New York District Court seeking the issuance of a discovery order and...more

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