The United States Supreme Court Eliminated a Powerful Tool to Obtain Discovery from American Companies and Citizens for Use in International Arbitrations

Joshua Bennett and Sachiko Taniguchi authored an article entitled “The United States Supreme Court Eliminated a Powerful Tool to Obtain Discovery from American Companies and Citizens for Use in International Arbitrations,” published by the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association Journal (No. 782, Vol. 69-8) on August 10^th, 2022.

Josh and Sachiko extensively discuss the SCOTUS’s decision on the scope of the phrase “foreign or international tribunal” as used in 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 and the implications for Japanese companies who do business in the U.S.

View the original article in Japanese.

View the full article in English (translated with permission).