Initial Disclosures are Now Available in California. Is Your Law Firm Ready to Use Them?
California recently took a step toward making civil litigation more cost-effective in state trial courts. An amendment to the California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) that went into effect in 2020 introduced the possibility to opt-in (by stipulation and court order) to “Initial Disclosures” and mandatory supplementation of written discovery. The potential value of this provision cannot be overstated. Parties…