No. 20-1275
Vesuvius USA Corporation, et al. v. Royston Phillips
Tags: blocking-statutes comity comity-principles data-privacy foreign-discovery gdpr hague-convention international-discovery privacy u.s.-discovery
Key Terms:
TradeSecret Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
TradeSecret Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-05-13
Question Presented (from Petition)
When compliance with discovery obligations in an American court is prohibited by the General Data Privacy Regulation, whether principles of comity require the American court to direct the discovering party to seek the requested information and documents through the Hague Convention, rather than through court discovery procedures.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When compliance with discovery obligations in an American court is prohibited by the General Data Privacy Regulation, whether principles of comity require the American court to direct the discovering party to seek the requested information and documents through the Hague Convention, rather than through court discovery procedures
Docket Entries
2021-05-17
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
2021-04-26
Reply of petitioners Vesuvius USA Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-04-13
Brief of respondent Royston Phillips in opposition filed.
2021-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 14, 2021)
Attorneys
Royston Phillips
Vesuvius USA Corporation, et al.
Adam Howard Charnes — Kilpatrick Townsend, Petitioner