FRCP Standing Comm COMMENT FINAL CLEAN 060810 2 x

COMMENT SUPPLEMENTING THE WHITE PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE 2010 LITIGATION CONFERENCE Submitted to the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure On behalf of Lawyers for Civil Justice DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel International Association of Defense Counsel June 8, 2010 LCJ, DRI, FDCC, AND IADC COMMENT TO STANDING COMMITTEE SUPPLEMENTING THE WHITE PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE 2010 LITIGATION CONFERENCE I. Introduction This Comment is respectfully submitted to briefly summarize for the Standing Committee the 1proposals for amendment of the Rules of Civil Procedure in the attached White Paper and the policy rationale for those proposals. We congratulate the Standing Committee and the Civil Rules Advisory Committee on the very successful 2010 Litigation Conference - the first step in a renewed effort to right the balance of the Federal Rules in order to optimize socially responsible, productive behavior and to improve the accuracy and efficiency of litigation in the Federal Courts. Our members appreciate the opportunity to have participated in the Litigation Conference and to submit this Comment. The Committee’s further exploration of these very important issues will continue to have our strong support and involvement. II. The Substantive-Procedural Intersection: Refocusing the Debate Rule 1 expressly recognizes ...