ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd.
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Summary
A short, plain-English overview of ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd..
The Supreme Court addressed whether certain arbitration panels qualify as 'foreign or international tribunals' under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. The cases involved arbitration proceedings where parties sought discovery in the U.S. The Court determined that only governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative bodies meet the criteria of § 1782, excluding private arbitration panels.
Holding
The single most important “bottom line” of what the Court decided in ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd..
The Court held that only a governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative body constitutes a 'foreign or international tribunal' under 28 U.S.C. § 1782.
Constitutional Concepts
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Why Judicial Review is relevant to ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd.
The Court's decision involves interpreting the scope of 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which is a form of judicial review of statutory interpretation.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)Held: Only a governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative body constitutes a 'foreign or international tribunal' under 28 U. S. C. § 1782, and the bodies at issue in these cases do not qualify.
Key Quotes
Short excerpts from the syllabus in ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd. that support the summary and concepts above.
Only a governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative body constitutes a 'foreign or international tribunal' under 28 U. S. C. § 1782.
The statute thus presumes that a 'foreign tribunal' follows 'the practice and procedure of the foreign country.'
Interpreting § 1782 to reach only bodies exercising governmental authority is consistent with Congress' charge to the Commission.
