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Game Changer: Rule 11-h Reshapes New York Complex Business Disputes

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New York’s Commercial Division has long prided itself on adopting practices and procedures similar to the federal courts. A recent amendment to its rules takes a further step in that direction by mandating initial disclosures...more

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Beyond the Verdict: The Essential Drive of Post-Judgment Discovery

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You’ve navigated the complexities of litigation, meticulously built your case, and ultimately secured a judgment. The sense of victory is palpable, and you hold in your hand that seemingly definitive court order. However,...more

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Commercial Division Clarifies Standards for Sealing Court Records in Business Disputes

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In a recent decision, the New York County Commercial Division reaffirmed the high bar that parties must meet when attempting to seal court documents in business disputes. In Linkable Networks, Inc. v. Mastercard Inc., the...more

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Know Thyself (And Thy Own Discovery Obligations) -- A Case Law Update

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A recent decision involving a business dispute over the sale of a company illustrates the standard a party must meet to compel designation of an ESI custodian: the judge denied the motion, finding it was the movant’s burden...more

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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

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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

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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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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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US Supreme Court Holds That US Courts Cannot Assist Discovery in Private Foreign or International Arbitrations

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Litigants in foreign arbitrations have long looked to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 as a potential avenue for obtaining something close to US-style discovery. But, the US Supreme Court unanimously held this week that this federal statute...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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Supreme Court Rules that Discovery is Not Available in Aid of Private Foreign Arbitration: ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare,...

The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a dispute on Monday, June 13, 2022, that had been simmering in the lower courts for some time: whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) authorizes district courts to order discovery in favor of private...more

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Discovery Unlimited: The Supreme Court Set to Rule on Whether Parties to a Foreign Arbitration Can Order U.S. Discovery

The United States Supreme Court is finally set to resolve a Circuit split regarding whether district courts can order discovery for private commercial arbitrations abroad pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782.  The Court granted...more

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NY Practice Tip: Protecting Your Client Against an Improper Notice to Admit

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The CPLR 3123 notice to admit can be a useful device in litigation.  Its primary purpose is to expedite a trial by eliminating the necessity of proving a readily admittible fact or matter not in dispute. ...more

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Has Rule 11-c Made Nonparties’ Yoke Easy and Burden Light When It Comes to e-Discovery?

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As we have come to expect, the Commercial Division Advisory Council periodically makes recommendations to amend and/or supplement the Rules of the Commercial Division, many of which are eventually adopted following a...more

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