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Since the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued its June 2022 critical decision in AlixParters, LLP v. Fund for Prot. of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States, private parties have been...

Does 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”), which permits litigants to seek the assistance of U.S. district courts in obtaining evidence for use in a “foreign or international tribunal,”...

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...

In a decision with global arbitral significance, the U.S. Supreme Court has now clarified that § 1782 discovery is not available in support of foreign private international arbitration...

In a decision with global arbitral significance, the U.S. Supreme Court has now clarified that § 1782 discovery is not available in support of foreign private international arbitration...

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...

SCOTUS heard argument 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 can be used to obtain information and documents in aid of private international arbitrations

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 the United States.

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 the United States.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, a District Court may compel a resident individual or company to provide discovery for use "in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.