On May 10 and 11, 2010, scholars, practitioners, and judges met at Duke University School of Law for the 2010 Civil Litigation Review Conference (Duke Conference). The Duke Conference was sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules at the request of the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and… Read More »
It is hard to imagine a topic in civil procedure that has garnered more attention recently than pleading standards. The Supreme Court’s decision last Term in Ashcroft v. Iqbal) prompted an onslaught of commentary and critiques. A particularly troubling aspect… Read More »
Scott A. Moss
- University of Colorado Law School
Cost-benefit “proportionality” limits on discovery have long been prescribed by a wide range of commentators. The judiciary codified a proportionality requirement in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(2)(C) and later in e-discovery rules based on proportionality principles, such as the Rule 26(b)(2)(B) proviso that only upon “good cause” can there… Read More »