High Court Questions Section 1782’s Applicability To Foreign Arbitrations

Mealey's (March 24, 2022, 8:40 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 heard arguments from parties and the United States as amicus curiae in two consolidated cases addressing what kind of foreign arbitral tribunals U.S. courts may assist by ordering discovery under Title 28 U.S. Code Section 1782, which is the subject of a circuit split, and whether such discovery is required by the text of the statute or harms comity....