As amended, Rule 26(b)(1) provides: Scope in General. Unless otherwise limited by court order, the scope of discovery is as follows: Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter ...

I was fortunate to moderate a webinar for ACEDS about proportionality and summarize the discussion below. You can listen to the entire program here. Proportionality in e-discovery is based on the ...

(l-r) Dan Beaty of Special Counsel, Lisa Goldstein of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney and Kristopher Wasserman of Special Counsel. Federal and state courts have weighed in and generally concur that ...

The Supreme Court has ordered extensive disclosure in a case where shareholders had asked for appraisal of their shares ...

The scope and importance of discovery during US patent trials cannot be underestimated. Jack Griem explains how the process works, and highlights the best way to get the most of the system The ...

In 1964, Congress revised the wording of 28 U.S.C. Section 1782. Section 1782 is titled "Assistance to foreign and international tribunals and to litigants before such tribunals." Prior to 1964, a ...

Traditionally, discovery is a process by which parties to a litigation request and produce relevant documents and materials that may serve as evidence in their case. The scale and scope of discovery ...