Reuters

Tips for requesting letters rogatory for discovery from foreign jurisdictions — and balancing international comity

September 9, 2022 - To pursue discovery from foreign entities, litigants often request letters rogatory (or letters of request for judicial assistance) from a U.S. judicial authority, such as the ...
Law

Court of Chancery Issues Guidance on Letters of Request Under the Hague Convention

On Nov. 18, 2022, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion that provides a helpful roadmap for future litigants seeking discovery from foreign nonparties.
JD Supra

Cross-Border Discovery at the ITC

Litigants in Section 337 investigations at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) can seek discovery from foreign third parties by means of either (1) Hague letters of request, or (2) letters ...
JD Supra

London’s High Court Clarifies Law Relating to Letters of Request from Foreign Courts

This case concerned two materially identical Letters of Request (LORs) sent by Hon. Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to London’s High Court (Queen’s Bench ...