The Association of Corporate Counsel has waded into the debate over reforming the federal civil discovery process, saying the system’s costs “have swallowed most of its benefits.”
In a letter sent last week, the leading bar association for in-house lawyers told the Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Civil Rules that it “strongly” supports the panel’s efforts to reduce discovery expenses. In August the committee proposed rules [PDF] that would restrict the scope of discovery and encourage judges to better police the process. The rules are slated to go into effect December 2015. But they face reviews by the Judicial Conference, U.S. Supreme Court and Congress, the latter of which has expressed some skepticism about the proposals.
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