The Expanding Use of 28 USC § 1782 | Seyfarth Shaw LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Federal law provides a powerful tool for litigants engaged, or about to engage, in litigation in a foreign forum: 28 U.S.C. § 1782. The statute allows discovery in the United States, under the broad US discovery rules, for use in a foreign proceeding. (You can read our previous coverage here). Over the past decade, Section 1782 applications have increased dramatically. Although it remains to be seen whether the trend will continue in 2021, a number of court decisions from the first half of this year illustrate the promises and pit...
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