Topic
Initial Discovery
4 published works
Percipient
The Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Year One: An (Unscientific) Study
By Chad Main
Photo of Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in Chicago – by Ken Lund A little more than a year ago, federal courts for the Arizona District and the Northern…
Drug & Device Law
Guest Post – The Federal Judicial Center’s Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Complicates Litigation In Adopting Districts
By Bexis
Today's guest post is by Reed Smith's Lisa Baird, who has written about her recent experience with mandatory initial discovery, as practiced in a "Pilot Project" in place in certain…
Chicago IP Litigation
Northern District’s New Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project Will Have Major Impact on IP Cases
On June 1, 2017, the Northern District implemented a Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP) Project. The MIDP is going to have a big impact on trademark, copyright and Defense of…
Consumer Products Counselor
Northern District of Illinois Commences Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Program
By Brett M. Doran, Brian D. Straw
On June 1, 2017, the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Project (MIDP) took effect in the Northern District of Illinois. With only limited exceptions, the MIDP applies to all cases filed…