Limiting the exchange of information in lawsuits to save time and money will negatively affect typical, run-of-the-mill cases, says Suja A. Thomas, a University of Illinois law professor and expert in civil procedure.
“The bottom line is, when rule amendments are passed that are borne out of atypical cases – the oddballs, the outliers of the legal world – high systemic costs arise,” Thomas said.
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