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FindLaw's Legal Technology Center's eDiscovery collection includes free articles on one of the biggest topics in legal technology. In 2005, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) were amended to integrate electronic discovery into the litigation process. Understanding these complex rules may be crucial to the success of your legal matter.
Electronic Discovery
eDiscovery Articles
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For everyone involved in cross-border discovery, the objective is simple: to collect information in a manner that complies with all applicable laws and regulations while serving the client effectively. But though the objective is simple, achieving it is not. There is no substitute for technical and local expertise, and you should be prepared to engage both in order to effectively manage any crisis with cross-border implications. -
HP and Tower Software today announced that they have signed a pre-bid agreement for HP to acquire Tower, a document and records management software company based in Canberra, Australia. The deal will enable HP to expand its offerings in the fast-growing electronic discovery and compliance software market. -
Daticon LLC, a leading provider of electronic discovery and litigation support services for nearly 15 years, today announced its certification to the Safe Harbor framework developed by the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission governing the handling of European Union personal data. -
Litigation always, has been, and will continue to be, a reality of doing business. What is changing, however, is discovery and its focus on electronically stored information (often abbreviated ESI). Recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerning the discovery of ESI coupled with the explosive growth of electronically stored documents are exposing organizations to new risks and costs during litigation and the subsequent discovery. -
In-house legal teams have daunting responsibilities. Managing multiple teams of outside law firms across multiple cases in disparate jurisdictions is enouch to keep any general counsel awake at night. And the challenges of managing electronic discovery for regulatory and litigation matters has proven to be a recurring nightmare. -
Are you in control of e-discovery-or is it controlling you? E-discovery costs and risks have become a major concern, not just to the general counsel, the litigation support team and the CIO, but now also to the CEO, CFO and board. -
In this article, FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod examines the responsibilities of the government and private enterprise pertaining to electronic information under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for electronic discovery and the Freedom of Information Act. This installment addresses electronic discovery; Part Two will cover the Freedom of Information Act. -
As shown in our last column, software commonly used by lawyers often creates embedded data, otherwise known as metadata. As previously discussed, there are means to avoid creating embedded data, as well as means available to remove hidden data already created. In theory, at least, it is possible to remove all metadata prior to sending a document to opposing counsel. -
In this article, FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod examines the responsibilities of the government and private enterprise pertaining to electronic information under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for electronic discovery and the Freedom of Information Act. This installment addresses the Freedom of Information Act; Part One covered electronic discovery issues. -
Since the enactment of the electronic discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in late-2006, parties have been paranoid that the scope of their production obligations would be gargantuan, and that they would be compelled to search for and provide a wide array of electronic information, at a tremendous financial cost.