While the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure don't currently account for the impact of discovery proceedings on data privacy rights, some proposals are trying to change that. With more than a hundred ...

The authors write "In this space nine years ago, nearly to the day, we analyzed the newly-enacted amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to e-discovery. These amendments included ...

Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) governs how discovery is handled in civil litigation. This includes initial disclosure of information and the scope of what can be requested and ...

This week marks the first anniversary of changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), which mandates the speedy recovery of electronically stored information. In the intervening year, ...

Use of multi-district-litigation (“MDLs”) to jointly manage discovery in toxic tort and product liability suits involving the same subject matter but filed in disparate jurisdictions is ever ...

The Federal Court of Appeals has reinforced the importance of properly applying criteria from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when reviewing a party’s request for injunctive relief.

Determine the type of subpoena to issue based on whether counsel seek to command a witness to: testify at a hearing or trial (for a model subpoena, with explanatory notes and drafting tips, see ...