Respondents Tell High Court Section 1782 Applies To Foreign Arbitrations

Mealey's (February 24, 2022, 12:57 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two respondents on Feb. 23 filed briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to adhere to the plain language of Title 28 U.S. Code Section 1782, the statute allowing U.S. courts to order discovery in aid of foreign proceedings, arguing that the statute applies to their separate requests for discovery for use in a private commercial arbitration and an ad hoc treaty-based arbitration....