Grasping Legal Holds What Organizations Need to Know

摘要

The article offers tips to ensure that organizations are well-prepared when it comes to legal holds in the U.S. It states that legal holds have become a necessary practice as judges are reportedly weary when it comes of dealing with procedural issues related to whether a litigant took sound steps to identify and preserve information related to litigation. It notes that records and information management (RIM) professionals play an important role to ensure that their organizations comply with their preservation obligations. It discusses several court cases related to legal holds. It adds that courts have proved in numerous cases that poor preservation practices are no longer tolerated and violators will be...