Seyfarth Shaw Submits Comments On Needed Reform To Rule 30(b)(6)

Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw submitted comments to the Federal Advisory Committee on Civil Rules regarding needed reform to Rule 30(b)(6), the rule that governs depositions of organizations in federal litigation. Our workplace class action group proposed two important areas for consideration that would encourage cooperation between the parties, including discovery proportional to the litigation, and more transparency and efficiency in an area that too often creates significant costs and burdens.

Proposed Changes To Rule 30(b)(6)

As most employers are aware, Rule 30(b)(6) allows a party to take the deposition of an organization by requiring the designation of an officer, director, managing agent, or other person competent to testify on a potentially wide range of topics requested by the opposing party. This process often results in the imposition of significant burdens on the organization where the requesting party makes disproportional and overbroad demands for