One of my favorite things about law is that it is in a constant state of flux. We alter our laws, and our understanding of them, in an attempt to address new problems or find new ways to address old problems.
And so, in an effort to address discovery abuse (harassing the other side via discovery), the federal judicial conference has approved some fairly sweeping changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. These new rules go into effect on December 1. Indiana's rules have traditionally been based on the federal rules. I do not know whether there is a movement afoot to amend the state rules. However, it would not surprise me.
You can read an article about the changes, complete with a link to the updated federal rules, here.
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