Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which became effective on December 1, 2015, foster more cost-effective discovery through cooperation, proportionality, early and active case management, and considerations of electronically stored information (ESI).

This video is an overview of amendments to Rules 1, 16, 26, 34, and 37.

The following videos also relate to Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure: Civil Rules 2015:

• Cooperation
• Proportional Discovery
• Early and Active Case Management
• Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information

Also posted at this website is text of Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure.