Predictions for 2016 and the Changing E-Discovery Landscape

Editor’s note: The author of this post is a fellow at CodeX: The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and is a member of the California bar.

By Monica Bay, Fellow, CodeX: The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics

Late last year, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — which govern court procedure for civil cases in U.S. District Courts — were given a significant makeover, with subtle yet important changes to the way e-Discovery is conducted, and an acknowledgement to the growing importance of technology.

We asked 11 e-Discovery professionals to predict the ramifications for the coming year:

•State Bars: We will see state bar ...