Many businesses have come to realize the value of having a document retention/ destruction policy as part of their regular operations. A policy that is well planned and consistently followed will help a business increase its efficiency, reduce its document storage costs, and protect itself from allegations that particular documents were destroyed because the company did not want them to become public in litigation.
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Eric Lockridge
Electronic Evidence Update for In-House Counsel
By Eric Lockridge on
Posted in General Litigation
In-house attorneys and their outside counsel know that the discovery provisions in the current Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are out of touch with modern business practice in the age of electronic documents and data. The United States Supreme Court recently approved amendments to the Rules that will help bring the discovery rules regarding electronic data into the modern era. Absent Congressional action, these amendments will go into effect on December 1, 2006. This blog article summarizes the much-discussed “safe harbor” provision and other changes that should make life a little easier for corporate counsel who must balance the risk of litigation with the realities of modern business.
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