Posts Tagged ‘ESI’

Shortly after the new amendments to the FRCP were published, I was told by many GCs that finally backup tapes had been protected from the dreaded discovery request. When asked why they held this opinion they responded;”Rule 26(b)(2)(B) takes backup tapes off the table because they are cost and not easily restored and searched”.

I would suggest a closer reading of the committee notes. These notes are as important as the actual amendment.

Litigation is a major problem these days for businesseswith a significant portion of the cost being the cost of finding and reviewing electronically stored information (ESI) for both Early Case Assessment (ECA) as well as eDiscovery Request response.

An Early Case Assessment capability provides you with 4 key benefits:

1. It provides an early indication of the merits of the case