USTR sticks to ISDS opt-in proposal while stakeholders eye other options

Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to include a quote from the House Ways & Means Committee. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has not backed down from a proposal that would allow NAFTA countries to opt in or out of investor-state dispute settlement rules in a retooled agreement despite pressure to retain robust investor protections and talk of alternate options that could placate members of Congress and pro-ISDS stakeholders. USTR has not circulated text or language...