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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
In 1968, the Multidistrict Litigation Act provided the framework for multidistrict litigation (MDL); where civil actions involve “one or more common questions of fact . . . pending in different districts, such actions may be...more
To their credit, experienced litigators are able to resolve the vast majority of pretrial discovery disputes without the need for court intervention. This is particularly true when the dispute in question is whether a...more
The Federal Advisory Committee on Civil Rules has opened public comment on proposed Rule 16.1, which addresses case management in multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The proposed rule attempts to provide guidance for...more
There is big news in the world of multidistrict litigation: On August 15, 2023, the public comment period opened on a new proposed amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifically addressing case management in...more
Judges presiding over multidistrict litigations, known as MDLs, must walk a tightrope between individual and collective needs. ...more
Hundreds of billions of business e-mails are sent per day. That number may not come as a shock to many, but once a company is involved in litigation, e-discovery can be quite burdensome. Even the mention of the phrase...more