International Arbitration Update: US Supreme Court Limits The Scope Of Discovery In Aid Of International Arbitration To Governmental Or Intergovernmental Adjudicative Bodies – Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Does 28 USC § 1782 (“Section 1782”), which permits litigants to seek the assistance of US district courts in obtaining evidence for use in a “foreign or international tribunal,” apply to arbitrations before “private adjudicatory bodies”? In an opinion issued this week, the US Supreme Court resoundingly said no. SeeZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare,…