7th Circuit Says Section 1782 Discovery Does Not Apply To Private Arbitrations

Mealey's (September 24, 2020, 10:35 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Addressing a question of first impression that is the subject of a circuit split, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 22 affirmed a district court's ruling quashing subpoenas issued against The Boeing Co. for use in a private arbitration over indemnity from a tailpipe fire that is being conducted in London and joined with two other circuits in finding that the federal statute governing discovery for use in foreign proceedings does not apply to private foreign arbitration proceedings (Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, et al., No. 19-1847, 7th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 30333)....