Over the past decade, proportionality has become a defining feature of federal discovery practice, particularly in the context of electronically stored information (ESI).

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1 mandates a “just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of civil disputes.” In a perfect litigation world, parties would operate in good faith, draft reasonable ...

Of the many changes to e-discovery practice introduced by the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the most impactful may have been the change to Rule 26(b)(1) that restored ...

In light of these new rules’ significant impact, the Sedona Commentary provides six principles to guide litigants throughout the proportionality analysis to be applied throughout the ESI preservation ...

Vanessa Bailey, global director of IP policy at Intel Corporation, urges lawmakers to carefully balance the interests of different parties and the public when considering whether an injunction is an ...