A new wave of discovery requirements has hit California and parties need to be prepared or risk having claims and defenses swept under and drowned. For cases filed after Jan. 1, 2024, Code of Civil Procedure §2016.090 requires parties in most litigation matters to describe or disclose within 60 days a wide swath of information relevant to the subject matter of an action if any party so demands. Specifically, parties must provide:

(a) the names of, and contact information for, all witnesses likely to have discoverable information relevant to the subject matter of the litigation, and the subjects of the information for each,