On 13 June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782), holding that the statute does not permit federal courts to order discovery for use in foreign private commercial arbitrations or...more
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in two consolidated cases—ZF Auto. US v. Luxshare, Ltd. and AlixPartners v. The Fund for Prot. of Inv. Rights in Foreign States—on whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (Section 1782)...more
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
On April 24, 2019, in the case of Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, the United States Supreme Court issued its latest decision regarding the availability of class arbitration. ...more
5/2/2019
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Appeals ,
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Class Arbitration ,
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Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Motion to Compel ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS
In a decision issued on January 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) resolved a split of opinion among courts of appeals over whether the “wholly groundless” test has any application to the determination of who, as...more
1/10/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitrators ,
Contract Terms ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
Judicial Review ,
Motion to Compel ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Remand ,
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Vacated ,
Wholly Groundless Doctrine