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Recent New York decision highlights that courts can recognize a foreign judgment even without personal jurisdiction

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In Cargill Financial Services Int’l, Inc. v. Barshchovskiy (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 18, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York clarified that recognition of a foreign monetary judgment by a New York court...more

Miller Canfield

United States Supreme Court Restricts Availability of U.S. Discovery in Support of International Arbitration

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Parties involved in litigation outside the U.S. have long had a useful information-gathering tool at their disposal: a U.S. statute allowing them to obtain by court order testimony and documents from persons located in the...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Set To Resolve Circuit Split Concerning Foreign Arbitration Discovery Rules

On December 10, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases to determine whether district courts can compel discovery proceedings in private foreign arbitrations. The two consolidated cases are ZF Automotive...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Latin America Dispute Resolution Update – The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Disputes Involving the US and Latin America

This edition offers insights regarding COVID-19 ’s impact on mergers and acquisitions and on construction projects, recent changes to International Chamber of Commerce rules, and developments relating to discovery in aid of...more

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Seventh Circuit Adds to Circuit Split, Holds Section 1782 Does Not Authorize Federal Courts to Compel Discovery for Use in Private...

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On a question of first impression in the Seventh Circuit regarding whether U.S. law allows federal courts to compel discovery for use in a private foreign arbitration, the Seventh Circuit joins the Second and Fifth Circuits...more

Miller Canfield

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

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28 U.S.C. §1782(a): Second Circuit Reinforces Appeals Court Split Concerning Applicability to Private Commercial Arbitrations

Just as the jurisprudential pendulum appeared to be swinging smoothly in one direction, the Second Circuit declined to get on board and instead pushed back to the future on July 8, 2020 in holding that federal courts may not...more

Bracewell LLP

Second Circuit Confirms U.S. Discovery Not Available in Private International Arbitrations

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A ripening circuit split over the availability of U.S. discovery in foreign arbitration proceedings took another step toward a possible Supreme Court showdown with the July 8 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Recent Decisions Reveal Deepening Split on the Issue of Discovery Through U.S. Courts for International Arbitrations

A current hot topic concerning international arbitration is whether parties can obtain discovery through the U.S. courts. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, an interested person may petition a district court for an order requiring 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

White & Case LLP

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. Court of Appeals Makes U.S. Discovery Available in Aid of International Commercial Arbitration

On September 19, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, for the first time, ruled that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”) permits U.S. discovery in support of a private international commercial...more

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Broad U.S. Discovery Now Available in Foreign Arbitrations

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In a decision that may significantly increase access to domestic discovery in foreign arbitration proceedings, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on September 19 that courts may order individuals...more

King & Spalding

Recent New York Decisions Bolster Right to Broad Discovery in Aid of Judgments

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New York is a key venue for the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, and two recent decisions concerning post-judgment discovery demonstrate that while courts will apply their execution and garnishment authority with...more

Fenwick & West LLP

28 U.S.C. § 1782: A Powerful Tool in Global Disputes

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As the number and complexity of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes increase, companies can use 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to obtain evidence from U.S.-based entities for use in those foreign proceedings. Specifically, §...more

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Seven Things You Should Know About Arbitration Clauses

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Arbitration clauses are routinely added to commercial contracts, but often with very little reflection on the many strategic and tactical issues that should be considered. Further, there is a great deal of misunderstanding of...more

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