Extract from Exterro’s “Proportionality in Preservation: Does it Apply?”
Webcast air date: Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
Under Rule 26(b)(1), parties are allowed to obtain discovery of all relevant, non-privileged information as long as it’s “proportional to the needs of the case.” The question then becomes, what does “proportional to the needs of the case” mean and how is this language being applied in practice?
In this webcast, we will analyze what the FRCP rule framers intended when amending Rule 26 and specifically whether a proportionality analysis should be extended to preservation activities when the court analyzes scope.
Register for this webcast to learn:
- The intent of the new proportionality rule
- How the proportionality rule has been applied in court
- How legal departments are modifying their e-discovery processes to align with this new rule
