Wired for Litigation

摘要

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules) were amended in 2006 to address electronic discovery issues and, in particular, electronically stored information, or "ESI." ESI can reveal a staggering amount about a business's activities, processes, and legal issues - not to mention become critical evidence in any dispute. Seven years later, electronic discovery is on the rise, as an estimated 75 to 80 percent of all business communications are transmitted electronically. The "electronic age" demands that businesses think multi-dimensionally and proactively about virtually all communications, especially email.