Parties Debate If 'Litigation' Encompasses 'Arbitration' In 9th Circuit Appeal

Mealey's (July 23, 2020, 11:25 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese investors arguing before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for affirmance of an order allowing them to issue subpoenas to California entities for use in a Chinese arbitral proceeding defend citing online dictionaries in support of their argument that Congress intended for the statute for discovery in aid of foreign proceedings to apply to arbitration in a June 22 reply in support of their motion to take judicial notice of exhibits reflecting usage of the word "litigation" to also mean "arbitration" (HRC-Hainan Holding Company, LLC, et al. v. Yihan Hu, et al., No. 20-15371, 9th Cir.)....