Amended Rules Five Months Later: Early Trends in Case Law and What It Means
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1 mandates a “just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of civil disputes.” In a perfect litigation world, parties would operate in good faith, draft reasonable discovery requests, answer...more
This month marks two years since the major amendment of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1) went into effect. This Rule, governing the scope of discovery, now states: Parties may obtain discovery regarding any...more
Recently, The Sedona Conference, a research and educational institute, published its 2016 Public Comment Version of The Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Electronic Discovery. This is the third version of...more