Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Apr. 30, 2020
Parties to an arbitration agreement may waive Hague Convention compliance in ‘narrow’ decision
The California Supreme Court unanimously held that “sophisticated business entities” that are contracted for arbitration under California law and who “also agreed to provide notice and ‘service of process’ to each other through Federal Express or similar courier” waived “formal service of process under California law in favor of an alternative form of notification.”
Jason D. Russell
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Columbia Univ Law School
Virginia F. Milstead
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Email: virginia.milstead@skadden.com
Virginia has a broad commercial litigation practice, including the representation of foreign-domiciled clients, with a particular emphasis on securities and merger litigation.
On April 2, the California Supreme Court unanimously held in Rockefeller Technology Investments VII v. Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., Ltd., 2020 DJDAR 2943, that "sophisticated business entities" that are contracted for arbitration under California law and who "also agreed to provide notice and 'service of process' to each other ...
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