Law360 has quoted Seiden Law associate MarcAnthony Bonanno in its article “Ariz. Judge Allows Insurer To Target DOT For Canadian Arb.” The article discusses the May 2024 decision out of the District of Arizona, which appears to be a “first-of-its-kind ruling” where a district court that ordered Section 1782 discovery in connection with a non-ICSID arbitration after SCOTUS’s 2022 decision in ZF Automotive.
“‘As most international arbitration and cross-border disputes lawyers are, I am curious to see if the ex parte decision from the District of Arizona is appealed, and what the outcome of an appeal would be,’ he told Law360 on Friday. ‘Regardless, it will be interesting to see the impact the decision might have on dispute resolution provisions (or contracts more generally) – especially if similar mandatory arbitration laws exist in other jurisdictions involving different subject matters.’”
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