SCOTUS Asked to Weigh in on Whether 28 USC Section 1782 Provides for Discovery in Aid of Private, Foreign, Commercial Arbitration
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Non-Securities Arbitration, SCOTUSTags , , , on December 17, 2020

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

As we’ve been speculating for quite some time, the Supreme Court is being asked to resolve a major split on whether 28 USC Section 1782 provides for discovery in aid of private,

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Enforcement of $2 Billion ICSID Award Stayed While Internal Appeal is Pending at Arbitration Forum
Posted by Securities Arbitration Alert Categories Arbitration Awards, Court Decisions, Non-Securities ArbitrationTags , , , on November 20, 2020

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

The District Court for the District of Columbia declines for the time being to enforce a $2 billion Award against Egypt because an appellate arbitration proceeding is still pending.

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And the Split Goes On … Another Circuit Weighs in on Whether 28 USC Section 1782 Provides for Discovery in Aid of Private, Foreign, Commercial Arbitration. Seventh Circuit Panel (Not Judge Barrett) Says “No.” So Does D. Del. for A Second Time
Posted by secadmin Categories Arbitration, Court Decisions, Non-Securities ArbitrationTags , , , on October 9, 2020

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Joining the Second and Fifth Circuits, the Seventh Circuit holds that 28 USC Section 1782 does not provide for discovery in aid of private,

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US Investment Bank Wins Judicial Turf War Against Canadian Client: C.W. Downer & Co. vs. Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.
Posted by Securities Litigation Alert Categories Business & Employment, Court DecisionsTags , , on December 4, 2014

By Pete S. Michaels

Under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, an international party may only be subject to the specific in personam jurisdiction of a forum state,

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