Recent Trends in Considering Proportionality in Discovery

Proportionality and Discovery in 2021
With 2015’s Rule 26 fully in place, has anything changed for discovery? Join Porter Wright’s Jay Yurkiw and Molly Crabtree for a panel discussion with Brittany Schultz of Ford Motor Company and Amy Sellars of Cardinal Health for a timely discussion on the practical impacts of the Rule 26 amendment.

The panel will cover:

· Role of proportionality in determining discovery obligations

· The factors to consider in determining whether discovery is proportional

· Burden of proof

· Assessing and proving proportionality

· Benefits and Cost Proportionality Model