Lowering the Cost of Litigation: How Amendments to the Federal Civil Rules May Streamline the Path to Resolving Disputes
on April 21, 2016
Litigation costs time and money. The time and energy required to litigate a complex case, added to the financial cost, can be a deterrent to vigorously pursuing your claim or defense. To address these concerns, several aspects of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (the "Rules") were amended with the aim of reducing the burden and cost of litigation by (1) limiting unduly burdensome discovery conduct that increases the cost of litigation, (2) increasing efficiency in the management of cases, and (3) encouraging cooperation between parties. Below we highlight the effects of these changes....