by Thomas C. Sullivan | Jun 15, 2020 | 1782 Blog
In HRC-Hainan Holding Co., LLC v. Yihan Hu, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32125, at *11-12 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 25, 2020), the United States Court for the Northern District of California, which encompasses Silicon Valley, authorized Chinese and Delaware registered companies...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Jun 10, 2020 | 1782 Blog
The Second Circuit in In re del Valle Ruiz, 939 F.3d 520 (2d Cir. 2019) and the Eleventh Circuit in Sergeeva v. Tripleton Int’l Ltd., 834 F.3d 1194 (11th Cir. 2016) have held there is no per se bar to the extraterritorial application of 28 U.S.C. §1782 and that...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog
It is expected that as a result of Russia’s many Covid-19 related restrictions on travel and economic activity, many commercial tenants will be unable to use leased properties to generate income to pay rent, while many landlords will continue to be obligated to make...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Jun 8, 2020 | 1782 Blog
In In re del Valle Ruiz, 939 F.3d 520 (2d Cir. 2019), the Second Circuit held there is no per se bar to the extraterritorial application of 28 U.S.C. §1782 and that it may be used to reach documents located outside of the United States. In the Southern District of New...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Jun 3, 2020 | 1782 Blog
Under 28 U.S.C. §1782, the U.S. offers a very powerful litigation tool to parties to non-U.S. court proceedings allowing them to obtain bank records, documents and witness testimony from sources within the U.S., even if such evidence is unobtainable through the home...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Jun 1, 2020 | M&S in Press
June 1, 2020 Bruce Marks comments to RIA NEWS on D. Trump’s statement that the United States will designate Antifa as a terrorist organization after a wave of riots and looting across US.He noted that it is now extremely important to establish whether protests...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Jun 1, 2020 | 1782 Blog
Under 28 U.S.C. §1782, the U.S. offers a very powerful litigation tool to parties to non-U.S. court proceedings allowing them to obtain bank records, documents and witness testimony from sources within the U.S., even if such evidence is unobtainable through the home...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
The worldwide coronavirus outbreak, designated as COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, is having an immediate impact on businesses throughout the world. Companies should proactively take steps to minimize the economic impact from COVID-19, including evaluating...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | May 22, 2020 | Blog
On March 30, 2020, Russia implemented a “non-working” period for Russia to slow the spread of COVID-19. On May 12, 2020, this was cancelled. Restrictions are being gradually lifted and each region of Russia is setting its own rules for resuming normal operations,...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | May 14, 2020 | 1782 Blog
The U.S. offers a very powerful litigation tool for participants in Russian court proceedings to obtain bank records, documents and witness testimony from sources within the U.S., even if such evidence is unobtainable through Russian court procedures. This...