E-Discovery Strategy Document
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 (ESI). Recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 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.
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Sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems, Written by Mark Diamond, President and CEO, Contoural
Under the amended FRCP, organizations need to be aware of these changes, and take specific steps to become litigation ready. Becoming litigation ready is about knowing what electronically stored information you have, where you have it and how readily you can access it. Retention policies should define defensible data expiration processes, and litigation hold procedures should enable quick and effective preservation of evidence. The best way to manage discovery is to prepare for it before litigation occurs
Becoming litigation ready for ESI cannot be mastered by the Legal group alone. Rather, it requires a joint effort between Legal and IT. This pair of white papers list six critical steps both Legal and IT can take to manage ESI.
