If the Scope of Discovery Changed and No One Paid Attention, Did the Scope of Discovery Change?

By Nichole Sterling and Emily R. Fedeles on January 27, 2017 Posted in E-Discovery Rules

The scope of discovery may be more limited than you think. The Cole’s Wexford opinion provides a thorough dissection of the history and past iterations of Rule 26 and a clear explanation of the status of the current rule as amended in 2015. Judge Joy Flowers Conti, chief district judge of the U.S. District Court … Continue Reading

Day 2: Your First Five Questions (times four): A Practical Guide to the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – Early Case Assessment

By Karin Scholz Jenson, Gary Levin, Robert J. Tucker, James A. Sherer and Jonathan A. Forman on November 23, 2015 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management, E-Discovery Rules, Your First Five Questions

The current amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure—and, in particular, those that address the practice of civil discovery—are the product of five years of development, debate, and, of course, dialogue. Now that the Rules are set to be implemented on December 1, 2015 – and they apply to pending cases where “just and practicable” — … Continue Reading

Day 1: Your First Five Questions (times four): A Practical Guide to the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – Proportionality

By Karin Scholz Jenson, Gary Levin, Robert J. Tucker, James A. Sherer and Jonathan A. Forman on November 20, 2015 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management, E-Discovery Rules, Your First Five Questions