In modern product liability litigation it is not uncommon for a party to claim that the law of a foreign government should apply. The Supreme Court of the United States in Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebi Welcome Pharmaceutical Co., LTD. 138 S.Ct. 1865 (2018) recently ruled that a federal court in determining the application of foreign law is not bound to defer to a foreign government?s official statement of the meaning and construction of its domestic law. Rather, the court should only accord respectful consideration of a foreign government?s submission when ruling on the application of foreign law as a matter of law.
