“If you plead your case with 20 different alternatives … that’s going to define the scope of the discovery as well. If your case is clearly focused on your strong case at the outset, then hopefully it’ll avoid overly expansive discovery.”

Justice Michael Wigney · On Just Terms · On Just Terms S2 E12 - Complexity, class actions and the future of litigation with the Honourable Justice Michael Wigney, Federal Court of Australia

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Suggests that pleading only the strongest cause of action at the outset would reduce discovery volume and document overload

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