Discovery Resources

This past July, The Sedona Conference launched a coordinated effort to promote cooperation by all parties to the e-discovery process. This proclomation outlines The Sedona Conference’s vision for achieving the goal of a “just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action.” Read the full proclomation here.

From the Preface:

This Sedona Conference® Commentary focuses on the decision making process relating to the preservation of sources of electronically stored information that may contain discoverable information that is “not reasonably accessible.” 

Thursday, July 17 - 1:00 PM EST -  Mary Mack, Jason R. Baron, and James Daley discuss the latest from The Sedona Conference® Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, including the eight practice points from the Search and Retrieval Sciences Special Project Team.  Click here for more information and to register.

This paper describes the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 45 (third-party subpoenas) and outlines best practices. Read more….

Follow this link for the most recent updates to The Sedona Conference glossary.

Sedona Conference Glossary: E-Discovery

The Sedona Conference’s peer reviewed The Sedona Guidelines: Best Practice Guidelines & Commentary for Managing Information & Records in the Electronic Age addresses document management through the entire lifecycle. Of interest, it creates a safe harbor for companies with a legal hold policy and practice when an individual acts outside their authority or in contravention continue…