Tag: 1782

  • Case of the Day: In re Alpene

    The case of the day is In re Alpene, Ltd. (E.D.N.Y. 2022). Alpene, a Hong Kong corporation, had a treaty arbitration claim against Malta, and it arbitration under ICSID arbitration. It sought discovery from Elizabeth McCaul, a New Yorker, under Section 1782. The case raises a question left open in the Supreme Court’s ZF Automotive……

  • Case of the Day: In re VUZ-Bank JSC

    The case of the day is In re VUZ-Bank JSC (W.D. Va. 2022). VUZ is a Russian bank. It sought discovery in Virginia for use in potential criminal proceedings in Dubai, that it said arose out of a fraud on the bank by Rus-AgroExport LLC, Hakan Holdings Ltd., and Hakan Agro DMMC. VUZ brought a……

  • In re BMW: Litigation Funding and Section 1782

    The case of the day is In re BMW (N.D. Ill. 2022). BMW was a defendant in German patent litigation brought by Arigna Technology Ltd., an Irish “patent assertion entity.” BMW came to Illinois to seek discovery from Magnetar, an investor in Arigna’s patent portfolio, seeking among other things communications regarding the patents. This may……

  • Today’s DIScussion On ZF Automotive

    I participated in a panel discussion today of the ZF Automotive case at the DIS, the German Arbitration Institute. It was a pleasure to get to exchange ideas with my colleagues on the panel, Derek Adler of Hughes Hubbard & Reed and Barbara Maucher of Noerr. I was assigned the role of explaining reasons why……

  • Upcoming Event: “International Arbitration and US Discovery after Luxshare v. ZF?” at the DIS

    Readers, the German Arbitration Institute, the DIS, is hosting an online discussion titled “International Arbitration and US Discovery after Luxshare v. ZF?” The panelists are Dr. Barbara Maucher of Noerr, Derek Adler of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and me. Friend of Letters Blogatory Peter Bert, of Taylor Wessing, will moderate the discussion. The conversation will……