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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.
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As the one year anniversary of the amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) approaches, Kroll Ontrack, the industry's largest provider of electronic discovery and computer forensics services, today announced a breakdown of the reported electronic discovery opinions from 2007 as well as a list of the year's top five most significant discovery cases. -
By now, you have probably heard about how important it is to preserve evidence related to legal proceedings. If you fail to do so, you may receive serious monetary and/or evidentiary sanctions that could essentially gut your legal case. -
In yet another warning about the pitfalls of e-discovery, a judge from the Southern District of California has sanctioned Qualcomm and several of its attorneys for failing to produce tens of thousands of relevant and responsive documents during its patent suit against Broadcom. The company and its lawyers apparently overlooked thousands of damaging emails during the e-discovery process, then sought to cover them up after they emerged at a critical point in the trial. -
Microsoft announced this morning it has to agreed to acquire FAST Search & Transfer for USD$1.2 billion. For Microsoft, it acquires technology that fills many of the gaps in its own enterprise search offerings; and for FAST, this deal yields a rapid exit from what various media and analysts have viewed as a downward spiral for the Oslo, Norway, enterprise search firm. -
It is no secret that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) were amended at the end of 2006 to specifically address discovery of information stored electronically. Not to be outdone, the Judicial Council of California has proposed its own amendments to its Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) to deal with electronic discovery issues. -
Guidance Software (NASDAQ: GUID) has released the latest edition of The EnCase Legal Journal, an online resource that details recent court rulings and other important legal developments involving the successful use of Guidance Software's EnCase(R) software in eDiscovery matters and criminal prosecutions. -
George Orwell's 1984 envisioned a world where individuals were controlled and monitored by centralized government. While Orwell was correct in foreseeing evaporating individual privacy, the enemy of privacy is not necessarily government. Indeed, we may only have ourselves to blame for the destruction of privacy that we hold so dear. -
Federal Agencies Held to Same Standard as Fortune 500 Companies, says Judge Facciola. -
Analysis Based on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision -
In today's litigation environment, more and more law firms are bringing significant aspects of e-discoveryin-house while minimizing the role of outside service providers.