Supreme Court Clarifies Deference Owed a Foreign Government* In a decision that will have a significant impact on antitrust enforcement, particularly private damages actions against international cartels, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled that a federal court considering a case in which foreign law is relevant is not bound to defer to an official interpretation of the law offered by the foreign government. The decision is Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., No. 16-1220. “A federal court should accord respectful consideration to a foreign government’s submission, but is not bound to accord conclusive effect to the foreign government’s
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The US Supreme Court states that a federal court is not bound by the official interpretation of the foreign law even if it is relevant (Animal Science Products / Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical)
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