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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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Here are five important points for law firms and businesses to consider when preparing to take advantage of cloud computing. -
We've assembled some of the top issues in the field of e-discovery that were featured in the Legal Technology Center over the course of the past year, and we offer them up so that you can relive the highs and lows that were 2006. Enjoy, and have a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year! -
Deepdive Launches the DD500 Collection Appliance with Breakthrough Proprietary Collection Technology
Deepdive Technologies, a leading provider of eDiscovery solutions, announces the launch of a new, automated data collection appliance with advanced technology that will revolutionize the corporate data collection process. -
The new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect on December 1, 2006, forever altering the e-discovery landscape. More than ever, it is important for attorneys to understand the lifecycle of "electronically stored information" (ESI) - from its creation and storage, to its production to opposing parties. -
Even companies that truly want to fulfill their e-discovery obligations properly are struggling to figure out exactly how to get the job done. Indeed, in recent months, the topic of e-discovery "search" has taken center stage. Traditional approaches to sifting through large collections of data for relevant or privileged information, such as keyword and Boolean search, are being called into question by some members of the bar, the bench, and the industry at large. -
Electronic discovery is about fact finding, accuracy, truth . . . and money. Corporate clients pay millions of dollars, in some cases, for the time and expertise of their lawyers and technologists. These costs are rising, the direct result of rising quantities of discoverable electronically stored information (ESI). -
Federal and state open access laws allow the public to monitor the activities of government. Indeed, the federal Freedom of Information Act and its state counterpart "Sunshine Laws" are at the bedrock of our democracy. As has been held by the United States Supreme Court, an informed citizenry is essential to a fully functioning democracy and must keep track of "what the government is up to." -
In prior articles, I have explained that the public can gain access to federal information by submitting requests to government agencies and departments under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In theory at least, requested information will be provided unless an agency or department invokes an exemption justifying withholding of the information. -
During the past decade, the amount of electronic data created by a typical organization has grown at a staggering rate. Most organizations have responded to this trend by managing critical information-for example, payroll, employee, and contract data-in structured environments like databases and spreadsheets. Electronic discovery, however, often focuses mainly on email and electronic documents, despite the fact that structured data sources frequently contain critical evidence. -
Electronic discovery projects are, by nature, chaotic. When dealing with electronically stored information (ESI) from dozens of custodians, a variety of vendors and service providers, hundreds of different file types, several pages of search terms, and an uncooperative adversary, you have all the ingredients for confusion and disorder. The job of the legal team is to bring order to this confusion and counter uncertainty with structure and management control.