Who Has Been Filing Section 1782 Applications?
In the post-Intel era, most applications under section 1782 have been filed by companies from England, Germany, and other European countries. There has been an increase in recent years in applications from Middle Eastern countries.
Other than Japan, few Asian litigants have filed section 1782 applications in recent years.
In 2010, Chevron Corporation filed several section 1782 applications to obtain evidence in connection with the defense of product liability claims brought against it in the Republic of Ecuador.
Many observers believe that cost considerations have been one of the reasons that Section 1782 has not been used more extensively.
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