E-Discovery: Can´t We All Just Get Along?

Reprinted with permission from FindLaw.com

Here's the "Grimm" news: Parties and counsel must cooperate when it comes to e-discovery in civil litigation. Judge Paul W. Grimm, of the United States District Court of Maryland, while handling a discovery dispute in the recent case of Mancia v. Mayflower Textile Services Co., has taken the opportunity to pontificate as to why working together collaboratively is essential for e-discovery to be meaningful and fair within our judicial system.

While the particular discovery dispute in the Mancia case is not so noteworthy, Judge Grimm's broad vision of e-discovery certainly is worthy of consideration. Judge Grimm begins by looking to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 26(g).