Evidence, Proposed Amendments

Addressing Challenges of Deepfakes & AI-Generated Evidence

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 9/18/2024

The Federal Rules of Evidence (“FRE”) currently provide a framework for authenticating evidence in court, but rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have raised concerns about the sufficiency of these rules in...more

Proposed Changes to Federal Expert Evidence Rule Are Already Having Impact

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 11/1/2023

Significant revisions to the federal rule governing the admissibility of expert evidence will go into effect December 1. The evidence rule changes appear to raise the bar slightly for admission of expert evidence, requiring...more

Cracking Down on Junk Science: Judicial Conference Committee Approves Amendments to Federal Rule 702

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 6/21/2022

The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure recently voted unanimously to approve two proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702, “Testimony by Expert Witnesses.” Rule 702 governs the...more

Tennessee’s Proposed Amendments to Rule 26 Mandate Broad Initial Disclosures

Butler Snow LLP on 9/5/2019

In contrast to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1), the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure do not require initial disclosures—but that could be changing soon. On August 13, 2019, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an...more

PTAB Deputy Chief Judge Bonilla Provides Claim Amendment Pilot Insights

Jones Day on 11/29/2018

On November 27th, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Jacqueline Bonilla presented a webinar on the PTAB’s proposed Motion to Amend pilot program. In October 2018, the Patent Office published a request for...more

The New Rules: Making Lawsuits Speedier and Less Expensive

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 11/20/2015

Be prepared, litigators, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are coming on December 1, 2015. These changes represent the Advisory Committee’s attempt to fulfill Rule 1’s goal of “just, speedy, and inexpensive”...more

Post-Grant Proceedings: The Top Seven Things You Should Know About the Proposed Rule Changes

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 8/26/2015

On August 20th, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published proposed rules that would amend the consolidated set of rules currently governing Inter Partes Reviews, Post-Grant Reviews, Covered Business Method Reviews, and...more

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