Tag: NEWS & UPDATES

E-Discovery in 2015: Will You Feel The Earth Move Under Your Feet?

January 13, 2015 by K&L Gates

By Daniel R. Miller, Bree Kelly The civil litigation landscape is constantly changing as new laws are passed, new rules are promulgated, and new opinions are issued. As in the natural world, some areas are more prone to change than others, and the bedrock of discovery has significantly shifted in recent years. The rumblings... Continue Reading

2014 ABA Journal Blawg 100: We Won! (And Thanks for Voting!)

January 8, 2015 by K&L Gates

We are proud to announce that we received the most votes in the ABA Journal Blawg 100’s Legal Tech category this year. We were honored to make the list and are very excited to win in our category! As you may know, we have been blogging on the topic of e-discovery for more than ten years now,... Continue Reading

The 2014 ABA Journal Blawg 100: Vote for Your Favorites Now!

November 25, 2014 by K&L Gates

The ABA Journal’s Annual Blawg 100 list was released yesterday and we are pleased to report that the Electronic Discovery Law blog was nominated in the Legal Tech category! The public is now invited to weigh in on the nominees by voting for their favorite in each category. To vote, click on the “Vote for... Continue Reading

Another Milestone Passes: Judicial Conference Approves Federal Civil Rules Amendments

September 17, 2014 by K&L Gates

As reported by the National Law Journal (subscription required), the Judicial Conference has approved proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. No revisions to the proposals were reported. The proposals will now go before the United States Supreme Court for review and, if approved, will take effect on December 1, 2015, absent any... Continue Reading

FEDERAL RULES AMENDMENTS NEWS & UPDATES

Looking back on Zubulake, 10 years later

August 26, 2014 by K&L Gates

By Victor Li This article was originally published in the ABA Journal, September, 2014. When Laura Zubulake first brought her employment discrimination lawsuit to attorney James Batson in 2001, neither of them thought the case would make history. Neither did U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, who presided over the case in the Southern District of... Continue Reading

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