Discovery Resources

by Conrad J. Jacoby, Esq.

e-Discovery is not a natural disaster, but in some ways, it has more than a little bit in common with some of the flooding we recently experienced in the American Midwest. Floods are deceptive in appearance. From a distance, floodwaters’ calm surface looks uneventful and even serene. It’s only when you continue…

The ranks of electronic discovery and computer forensics consultants have multiplied in recent years. This article by Keith Jones and Mauro Wolfe in The National Law Journal discusses the need for e-discovery and forensics expertise, which has grown exponentially.

This article, from The Legal Intelligencer, looks at recent court decisions which now seem to demand a standard of near perfection from in-house and outside counsel in managing e-discovery. Indeed, courts are showing little patience for preservation, privilege review or production mistakes and are not hesitating to hold parties and their counsel responsible for such mistakes.  Read more….

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