Opposing sides are closer to a consensus on proposed state legislation regulating e-discovery that will be taken up by the House Judiciary Committee this month, but sticking points remain, particularly on sanctions for spoliation of electronic documents.
A group of judges, trial lawyers and defense attorneys called together by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs, met twice this fall to hash out a bill filed late in the 2013 session. The bill sprung from recommendations made last year by a State Bar of Georgia task force on e-discovery. Willard said he expects to file an amended version of House Bill 643 soon after the new session begins on Jan. 13.
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