Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Motion to Compel, Sanctions

Failure to Schedule Depositions Together Was Discovery Abuse

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 4/16/2025

Recent amendments to the federal rules governing pretrial discovery encourage courts to be more aggressive in squelching wasteful discovery practices. Litigators should be mindful that judges are increasingly taking the rules...more

eDiscovery Case Law Podcast: How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions

Minerva26 on 4/8/2025

Magistrate Judge Scott Hardy delivers a masterclass on what the meet-and-confer requirement really means in federal litigation—and the serious consequences of failing to cooperate in discovery. In this riveting breakdown of...more

How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions

Minerva26 on 4/7/2025

If you’ve been around the ediscovery space long enough, you’ve likely heard the term “drive-by meet and confer.” It’s what happens when counsel shows up to a Rule 26(f) conference unprepared, without the necessary knowledge...more

September’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 10/2/2024

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published September 25, 2024, and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz and Robert Keeling of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and positions are those...more

April’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 4/18/2024

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published April 17, 2024 and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz and Robert Keeling of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and positions are those of the...more

Judge Finds Defense Counsel’s Reliance upon Pre-Amendment Rule 26 in a Motion to Compel the Equivalent of Bad Faith – Resulting in...

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 3/1/2017

In Fulton v. Livingston Financial LLC, 2016 WL 3976558 (W.D. Wash. July 25, 2016), U.S. District Judge James L. Robart sanctioned a defense lawyer who “inexcusabl[y]” relied on outdated case law and pre-2015 amendments to...more