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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 3, 2008

Speeding Things Along

Two Supreme Court rulings reflect a recommitment to early case management and early evaluation of competing litigation interests, write Ned N. Isokawa, Katharine Chao and Sean D. Unger. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Ned N. Isokawa, Katharine Chao and Sean D. Unger
This article appear on Page 7

      The year is 2006. You are the general counsel of a company who has just been hit with a major federal lawsuit. It is clear from the allegations that the plaintiffs will seek expansive discovery, discovery that will require your outside counsel to spend hours rummaging through every manager's hard drive, back-up drive ...

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