Hickman v. Taylor
329 U.S. 495 (1947) Cited 6,500 times 31 Legal AnalysesHolding in the context of the work product privilege that the adversary system requires a party's attorney be permitted to “assemble information, sift what he considers to be the relevant from the irrelevant facts, prepare his legal theories and plan his strategy without undue and needless interference”
Burns v. Thiokol Chem. Corp.
483 F.2d 300 (5th Cir. 1973) Cited 198 timesRequiring that administration of discovery remain consistent with “the liberal spirit of the Rules”
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 95,318 times 656 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Cited 46,025 times 320 Legal AnalysesHolding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness
Rule 34 - Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes
Fed. R. Civ. P. 34 Cited 13,156 times 147 Legal AnalysesFinding that the rules related to electronic discovery were "not meant to create a routine right of direct access to a party's electronic information system, although such access may be justified in some circumstances."
Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 Cited 10,917 times 21 Legal AnalysesAdopting Rule 30(b)