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International Arbitration Update: Widening Circuit Split, Seventh Circuit Joins Second And Fifth Circuits In Refusing To Allow Discovery In Aid Of Private Commercial ...

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit widens an existing circuit court split regarding whether parties may seek discovery in the United States for use in commercial ...
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International Arbitration Update: Fourth Circuit Approves U.S. Discovery In Aid Of Foreign-Seated Private Commercial Arbitration, Widening Circuit Split

An important question in international arbitration is whether courts in the United States can order discovery in aid of foreign-seated arbitrations under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”). The law in ...