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Valois of America, Inc. v. Risdon Corp.

183 F.R.D. 344 (1997)

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Valois of America, Inc. v. Risdon Corp.

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
183 F.R.D. 344 (1997)

Facts

Valois of America, Inc. (Valois America) (plaintiff) made pump assemblies. Valois S.A. (Valois France), based in France, was the manufacturing division of Valois America. Valois America sued Risdon Corporation (defendant) in federal court to obtain a judgment of patent noninfringement based on the invalidity of a patent owned by Risdon. Risdon filed counterclaims and third-party complaints against Valois America and Valois France, asserting that both Valois America and Valois France infringed the patent. Risdon served requests for discovery totaling 96 items on Valois France, prompting Valois France to seek a judicial order directing that the Hague Evidence Convention (the convention) would control discovery taken against Valois France. French law included a blocking statute that expressed a strong preference for application of the convention.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Margolis, J.)

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