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Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Standing Committee”) Approves Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

June 5, 2014 / July 10, 2014 by K&L Gates

Last week, the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (the “Standing Committee”) approved proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including the “Duke Rules Package,” addressing Rules 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, and 34 and a rewritten version of Rule 37(e), addressing preservation. The proposed amendments were approved with only... Continue Reading

FEDERAL RULES AMENDMENTS NEWS & UPDATES

Proposed Rule 37(e) Draft Committee Note Now Available

May 12, 2014 / July 10, 2014 by K&L Gates

As previously discussed on this blog, proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were recently approved by the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules for submission to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (the “Standing Committee”). At the time of approval, the Committee Note for Proposed Rule 37(e) remained “under construction.” The... Continue Reading

FEDERAL RULES AMENDMENTS NEWS & UPDATES