Federal discovery: Big proposed changes on the horizon

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Abstract: Proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will, if enacted, have a significant impact on discovery in the federal courts. As this article explains, they would rein in the “kitchen sink” approach to discovery that’s commonly used today, under which virtually any nonprivileged evidence is discoverable. Instead, they would replace this standard with one that permits and encourages responsible use of discovery that’s “proportional to the reasonable needs of the case.”