Euromepa S.A. v. R. Esmerian, Inc.

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

This ease raises the question of the degree to which federal district courts, in deciding whether to order discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) in aid of a foreign litigation, should delve into the mysteries of foreign law.

BACKGROUND

Euromepa, S.A., a French insurance brokerage firm, and Allied Insurance and Reinsurance Company, an affiliated underwriter of commercial risk coverage (hereinafter collectively referred to as “MEPA”) appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York *1097(Duffy, J.), denying their petition for…