e-Lawyering Today is the Day! Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Effective Dec. 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 by kgates The wait is over. Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are effective today. The 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are significant and will have a direct impact on the day to day practice of law, particularly discovery. If you’ve been putting off your review of the amendments, the time […] Read more » FEDERAL RULES AMENDMENTS NEWS & UPDATES
e-Lawyering Federal Rule Changes Affect e-Discovery – Are You Ready This Time? November 16, 2015 by kgates Learn Strategies for Litigating in the New Framework Join Us For a Complimentary 3 Hour CLE Important updates and revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure take effect on December 1, 2015, absent (unlikely) action by Congress. These changes will undoubtedly have a substantial effect on litigation (and pre-litigation) strategies and practice, particularly with […] Read more » EVENTS
e-Lawyering Evidence and Argument Regarding Spoliation Excluded Absent Evidence of Prejudice and to Avoid “Confusing the Issues” November 10, 2015 by kgates West v. Talton, No. 5:13-cv-338 (CAR), 2015 WL 6675565 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 2, 2015) In this case, the court granted Defendants’ motion to exclude “Plaintiff’s use of any argument or evidence of alleged spoliation” where, despite Defendants’ failure to preserve emails from an individual defendant, they were nonetheless able to locate the relevant defendant’s “old […] Read more » CASE SUMMARIES
e-Lawyering Supreme Court Approves Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Submits Proposals to Congress for Approval April 29, 2015 by K&L Gates Today, April 29, 2015, Chief Justice John G. Roberts submitted the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which “have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States” to Congress for final approval. Absent legislation to reject, modify or defer the rules, they will become effective December 1, 2015. A copy... Continue Reading Read more » NEWS & UPDATES
e-Lawyering Court Imposes “Death Penalty Order” for Discovery Violations, Rejects Reliance on Retention Policy April 28, 2015 by K&L Gates Crews v. Avco Corp., No. 70756-6-I, 2015 WL 1541179 (Wash. Ct. App. Apr. 6, 2015) In this case, the trial court held Defendant in contempt and ultimately imposed a “death penalty order” for discovery violations, including the failure to produce relevant information. Notably, the trial court rejected Defendant’s reliance on its document retention policy as... Continue Reading Read more » CASE SUMMARIES
e-Lawyering Court Imposes “Death Penalty Order” for Discovery Violations, Rejects Reliance on Retention Policy April 28, 2015 by K&L Gates Crews v. Avco Corp., No. 70756-6-I, 2015 WL 1541179 (Wash. Ct. App. Apr. 6, 2015) In this case, the trial court held Defendant in contempt and ultimately imposed a “death penalty order” for discovery violations, including the failure to produce relevant information. Notably, the trial court rejected Defendant’s reliance on its document retention policy as... Continue Reading Read more » CASE SUMMARIES