Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782 May be Used in Support of Private Arbitration
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20
As we reported in our November 2, 2020 client alert, on September 22, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 cannot be used in support of Private Arbitration. We noted in our prior alert that the Seventh Circuit’s ruling in Servotronics deepened a circuit split on this recurring issue, and noted the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court would be required to resolve the fundamental disagreement among the federal courts relating to it....
By: King & Spalding