Rule change could lower litigation costs 

Posted: 11:20 am Fri, July 30, 2010
By Lawyers USA

The U.S. Supreme Court has approved changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that will make draft versions of expert reports and communications between attorneys and experts exempt from discovery as work-product. The rule change was supported by litigators on both sides and is expected to help lower litigation costs. (See "Expert privilege may soon ...