Legal Opinion
Norex Petroleum Ltd. v. Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 23, 2005No. 04-0281(CKK)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.
This action concerns the ability of a party engaged in foreign litigation to obtain discovery from a domestic non-party where the documents at issue are held in a foreign country by the non-party’s foreign parent corporation. At issue is the proper interpretation of 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which establishes a mechanism by which United States district courts may provide discovery assistance to litigants in foreign proceedings. Petitioner Norex Petroleum Limited (“Norex”) has claims pending in a Canadian court against several insurance companies, and…
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