Discovery Resources

The Legal and Economic Implications of Electronic Discovery; Options for Future Research

By: James N. Dertouzos, Nicholas M. Pace, Robert H. Anderson

From The Rand Corporation website:

Pretrial discovery — the exchange of relevant information between litigants — is central to the American civil legal process. As computer technologies continue to develop, concerns have arisen that, because of the sheer volume of electronically stored information, requests for electronic discovery can increase litigation costs, impose new risks on lawyers and their clients, and alter expectations about likely court outcomes. For example, concerns about e-discovery may cause businesses to alter the ways in which they track and store information, or they may

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The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel’s interview of Brad Harris, Director, Discovery Center of Excellence, Fios, Inc., entitled, “Managing e-Discovery And Avoiding Sanctions Under The FRCP Amendments.“

In its latest annual 2008 Litigation Trends Survey, the international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. predict a rise in corporate litigation.  “This year’s survey appears to mark an inflection point for American business, between the end of a prolonged period of prosperity and the start of a period of economic challenge that is likely to fuel litigation over who is to blame and who should pay for the consequences,” said Stephen C. Dillard, who chairs Fulbright’s global litigation practice. “Given that we were polling in-house counsel on the cusp of that transition, it’s no wonder that this year’s findings highlight both thecontinue…