Litigants in overseas proceedings can apply for a U.S. court’s permission to seek discovery in the United States under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. In In re B&C KB Holding GmbH, No. 22-mc-00180 (LAK) (VF), 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124466...more
In a much-anticipated opinion, Judge George B. Daniels of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently affirmed the decision of a magistrate judge regarding the scope of discovery in aid of...more
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