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e-Discovery For Dummies
By: Linda Volonino , Ian RedpatheBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Discover the process of e-discovery and put good practices in place.
Electronic information involved in a lawsuit requires a completely different process for management and archiving than paper information. With the recent change to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure making all lawsuits subject to e-discovery as soon as they are filed, it is more important than ever to make sure that good e-discovery practices are in place.
e-Discovery For Dummies is an ideal beginner resource for anyone looking to understand the rules and implications of e-discovery policy and procedures. This helpful guide introduces you to all the most important information for incorporating legal, technical, and judicial issues when dealing with the e-discovery process. You'll learn the various risks and best practices for a company that is facing litigation and you'll see how to develop an e-discovery strategy if a company does not already have one in place. E-discovery is the process by which electronically stored information sought, located, secured, preserved, searched, filtered, authenticated, and produced with the intent of using it as evidence Addresses the rules and process of e-discovery and the implications of not having good e-discovery practices in place Explains how to develop an e-discovery strategy if a company does not have one in place
e-Discovery For Dummies will help you discover the process and best practices of managing electronic information for lawsuits.
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e-Discovery For Dummies
Chapter One
Knowing Why e-Discovery Is a Burning Issue
In This Chapter
* Diving into e-discovery
* Seeing electronic information in 3D
* Getting the layout of the litigation process
* Understanding the steps in the e-discovery process
Beginning in 1938, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) have governed the discovery of evidence in lawsuits and other civil cases. Discovery is the investigative phase of a legal case when opponents size up what evidence is, or might be, available. During discovery, the parties in a dispute - the plaintiff (party bringing suit) and the defendant (the party being sued) - have the right to request any information in any format relevant to the case from their opponent. Each party has to respond with either the information or a really good reason why the information cannot be presented.
Despite several updates, FRCP remained largely limited to paper until 2006. Evidence, on the other hand, had gone electronic and onto hard drives of computers and handheld devices. To synchronize the legal system to the realities of the digital age when almost everything is e-mailed or viewed on an Internet-enabled device, electronic discovery (e-discovery) amendments to the FRCP were enacted on December 1, 2006. Put simply, changes to the FRCP mean that almost all discovery now involves e-discovery.
In this chapter, you discover how e-discovery rules rocked the legal landscape by making electrically stored information (ESI) discoverable. You read why you must start thinking about e-discovery long before you're involved in a
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