e-Lawyering 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 Read more » FEDERAL RULES AMENDMENTS NEWS & UPDATES
e-Lawyering State Bar of California Issues Interim Opinion on Attorneys’ Ethical Duties in the “Handling of Discovery of [ESI]” – Public Comment Invited May 6, 2014 / July 10, 2014 by K&L Gates The State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct has issued Formal Opinion Interim No. 11-0004 (ESI and Discovery Requests) for public comment. By analyzing a hypothetical fact pattern, the interim opinion addresses the following question: “What are an attorney’s ethical duties in the handling of discovery of electronically stored information?” Public... Continue Reading Read more » NEWS & UPDATES