30(b)(6) - Overdue for an Overhaul

Rule 30(b)(6) was overdue for an overhaul.  It is too often the case that parties provide a list of generalized topics that cause discovery disputes that could easily be avoided by adding teeth to the meet and confer obligations.  I agree with the author here that requiring an in-person meet and confer (or videoconference) will cause parties to be more reasonable (it is much easier to write an unreasonable email then make an unreasonable statement directly to your adversary).  People have become much more confortable with videoconfercing in 2020, which should increase the likelihood that the parties will meet "in person" to resove their differences BEFORE the deposition.