Civil Litigation
Feb. 23, 2016
Catch up with discovery practice under amended FRCP
In December, proposed amendments to the FRCP took effect, introducing measures aimed at making discovery practice more efficient and effective.
Armen N. Nercessian
Associate
Fenwick & West LLP
Phone: (650) 335-7281
Email: anercessian@fenwick.com
New York Univ SOL; New York NY
In December, proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took effect. These amendments introduce measures aimed at making discovery practice more efficient and effective. As Chief Justice John Roberts noted, these procedural reforms grew out of a concern that "civil litigation has become too expensive, time-consuming, and contentious, inhibiting effective access to the courts." The amended rules constitute an effort to give meaning to the "affirmative duty [lawyers represen...
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