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Delaware (US) Section 1782: 2023 filing surge, ex parte trends, asset recovery scope, and key rulings on contemplated proceedings and circumvention (In re Vienna; In re Mun)

Published on: 04 March 2024

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Trends observed in the filing of such applications before the US District Court for the District of Delaware—and beyond—in the past year make Delaware a very appealing forum for foreign litigants in 2024

Despite the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in ZF Automotive US Inc v Luxshare Ltd [3], which shut the door on section 1782 discovery for participants in international arbitration, the tally of section 1782 applications in the District of Delaware kept climbing throughout 2023, rather than receding. Applications rose by 37.5% in 2023, on the back of a 20% uplift in 2022.

The chart below sets out the outcomes of section 1782 applications lodged in the District of Delaware in 2023. The most common disposition remains an ex parte order granting the request, reflecting the prevailing trend. However, in certain matters the district court has required service of the application and the related subpoena on the discovery targets before issuing a decision. Even when service was directed, the court nevertheless proceeded to grant the application in three of the five cases...

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