Broad v. Mannesmann Anlagenbau, A.G.

— This case involves two questions certified by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which relate to service of process under The Hague Convention:

1. “[W]hether state law deems a designated foreign central authority a ‘substitute’ or ‘agent’ for purposes of meeting Washington’s 90-day time period for service of process!,]” or;

2. “[A]lternatively, whether state law recognizes an exception to the 90-day time limit for service of process where plaintiffs must, under The Hague Convention, relinquish control over serving a defendant to a foreign central authority for an indefinite period of time.”[1]