In the closest tally of its annual meeting in Honolulu, the American Bar Association decided last week to push for a federal rule change to protect expert draft reports from discovery. After vigorous debate, the ABA's House of Delegates voted 207-137 to recommend adding to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 26(a)(2) a privilege for draft reports and communications between attorneys and their experts. The measure will be forwarded to the U.S. Supreme Court's advisory Committee on Civil Rules.
August 15, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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In the closest tally of its annual meeting in Honolulu, the American Bar Association decided Aug. 7 to push for a federal rule change to protect expert draft reports from discovery.
After vigorous debate, the ABA’s House of Delegates voted 207-137 to recommend adding to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 26(a)(2) a privilege for draft reports and communications between attorneys and their experts.
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