#EDD 2009 Predictions

I predict the new year will bring with it several more rulings on Federal Rule of Evidence 502 as well as continued discussion on search and retrieval technology.  We can certainly expect Magistrate Judges John Facciola and Paul Grimm to continue advancing the e-discovery bar with their thought provoking opinions.  More cases applying to the FRCP e-discovery amendments to criminal law are bound to make their way into the books next year. 

More states, most notably California, will probably pass e-discovery amendments similar to the FRCP.  In addition, 2009 should be a great year for EDRM and the Sedona Conference as both organizations finalize papers that are bound to be hot topics in and of themselves.

Cecil Lynn

Ryley Carlock & Applewhite PA