ZF Automotive US v. Luxshare, LTD.
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 13, 2022 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 13, 2022
- Term
- October Term 2021
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Barrett
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2021 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus ZF AUTOMOTIVE US, INC., ET AL. v. LUXSHARE, LTD. CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT No. 21–401. Argued March 23, 2022—Decided June 13, 2022* These consolidated cases involve arbitration proceedings abroad for which a party sought discovery in the United States pursuant to 28 U. S. C. §1782 (a)—a provision authorizing a district court to order the production of evidence “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or interna- tional tribunal.” In the first case, Luxshare, Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company, alleges fraud in a sales transaction with ZF Automotive US, Inc., a Michigan-based automotive parts manufacturer and subsidiary of a German corporation. The sales contract signed by the parties pro- vided that all disputes would be resolved by three arbitrators under the Arbitration Rules of the German Institution of Arbitration e.V. (DIS), a private dispute-resolution organization…
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