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E-Discovery
Electronic discovery,
or "e-discovery" refers to discovery in civil litigation
which deals with information in electronic form, as opposed
to information in paper form. Electronic discovery is the
subject of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure that went into effect December 1, 2006.
Electronic information is
different from paper information because of its electronic
form, volume, transience, and persistence. Also, electronic
information is usually accompanied by metadata, or “the data
about the data”, containing author and date information,
which is rarely available in paper documents. Electronic
discovery poses new challenges and opportunities for
attorneys, their clients, technical advisors, and the
courts, as more and more electronically stored information
is collected, and produced in our daily lives.
Examples of the types of
data included in e-discovery include e-mails, Microsoft
Office files, accounting databases, CAD/CAM files, web
sites, instant messages, computer system log files, and any
other electronically-stored information which could be
relevant evidence in a lawsuit. Also included in e-discovery
is "raw data" which Forensic Investigators can review for
hidden evidence. The original file format is known as the
"native" format. Litigators may review material from
e-discovery in one of several formats: printed paper,
"native file," or as TIFF images.
The new Rules of Civil
Procedure can provide an opportunity to organize, structure,
and systematize electronically stored information.
GRS can help you prepare
for E-Discovery. We will assist you in setting up policies
and response procedures so that you can successfully respond
to e-discovery challenges. We will work with you on taking
advantage of this opportunity to organize, structure, and
systematize electronically stored information.
GRS will assist in
organizing and coordinating the proper processes so that
when that preservation letter comes in, there won’t be chaos
in the Legal and IT departments trying to make sure it all
gets done. Why should you do this now? Because if you’ve
reached the point where you’ve received a preservation
letter and you’re not prepared, it’s already too late.
Our
experience with corporate systems policy, process design,
and implementation of operational methods to activate those
policies and procedures does more than prepare our clients
for potential e-discovery litigation – it provides data
organization and operational structure that will increase
the efficiency of day-to-day business as well.
In almost every legal matter, crucial
evidence
will be stored electronically, and must be
retrieved
without alteration or damage.
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