New rules governing electronic discovery of documents in civil litigation that were scheduled to take effect on December 1 could go into effect three months ahead of time, or even earlier in some states.
Depending on what state you’re in, those rules could go into effect September 1 – or may already be in effect, according to Tom Allman, a senior counsel with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in Chicago, and one of the prime movers behind getting the rules changed in the first place.
[...] New rules for electronic discovery of documents in civil cases go into effect in December. Lack of compliance could result in significant penalties for companies, legal experts and executives said. [...]
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