Category: ZF Automotive

SCOTUS: Chinese Manufacturer Cannot Use US Courts to Press American Firm for Evidence

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June 13 that a Chinese manufacturer is not allowed to use the U.S. legal system to compel production of evidence in a private arbitration taking place overseas. The high court held that federal district courts are unable to compel discovery in an arbitration case outside the United States governed…


Supreme Court Urged Not to Let Chinese Firm Use U.S. Courts in German Arbitration

A Chinese manufacturer should not be allowed to use the U.S. legal system to compel production of evidence in a private arbitration taking place overseas, the Supreme Court heard March 23 in a case fast-tracked from a federal appeals court. The Supreme Court’s decision in the case may help to determine the reach of the…


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Chinese Manufacturer’s Lawsuit Against US Auto Parts Maker

The Supreme Court agreed to resolve whether parties in private arbitration outside the country are able to use U.S. courts to compel the production of evidence. The decision to grant the petition for certiorari, or review, on Dec. 10 in ZF Automotive US Inc. v. Luxshare Ltd., came after the high court blocked a lower…


Supreme Court Blocks Order Compelling Company to Hand Over Documents to Chinese Manufacturer

The Supreme Court stayed a lower court’s order on Oct. 27 that would force a Michigan company to hand over documents to a Chinese manufacturer disputing the value of the assets of the company’s German parent company that it purchased in 2017. In the case, ZF Automotive U.S. Inc. v. Luxshare Ltd., court file 21-401,…