Supreme Court Urged Not to Let Chinese Firm Use U.S. Courts in German Arbitration

Supreme Court Urged Not to Let Chinese Firm Use U.S. Courts in German Arbitration
The sun rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 10, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
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A Chinese manufacturer should not be allowed to use the U.S. legal system to compel production of evidence in a private arbitration taking place overseas, the Supreme Court heard March 23 in a case fast-tracked from a federal appeals court.

The Supreme Court’s decision in the case may help to determine the reach of the complex civil discovery process available in U.S. courts.