New E-Discovery Rules: How Companies Should Prepare

摘要

On December 1, 2006, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerning the discovery of electronically stored information went into effect. In this article, Maureen E. O'Neill, Kirby Behre, and Anne W. Nergaard of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky Walker LLP briefly describe the major provisions of the new e-discovery rules and offer guidance for preparing businesses for the new ways in which e-discovery issues must be handled in litigation.