The First Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules

The public hearings on the proposed changes to the Federal Rules are finally underway. These rules attempt to make processing the huge volumes of electronic discovery a more manageable process. The firm of Preston Gates Ellis LLP has posted a Report from the First Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Addressing E-Discovery : Electronic Discovery Law. There are two more public hearings, one in Dallas in late January, and one in Washington, DC, in February. I'll keep you posted.