Posts Tagged ‘legal hold’
Summary of eDiscovery Rule 37(e): Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information (Safe Harbor)
FRCP Rule 37. Failure to Make Disclosures or Cooperate in Discovery: Sanctions (e) Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information. (f) Failure to Participate in Framing a Discovery Plan Essentially, Federal Rule 37(e) governs the requirement for competent preservation of discoverable information and ESI that may be related to the matter. Rule 37(f) addresses the need…
Read MoreFive Questions to Ask During eDiscovery to Reduce the Risk of Sanctions
Sanctions around eDiscovery don’t happen often, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occur. Proper handling, preservation, & production of ESI during the discovery process should be of top concern. Through assessing your process pro-actively and continuously you are able to reduce the chance of facing any of the aforementioned issues while also streamlining your eDiscovery.
Read MorePrimer on Spoliation in Litigation & eDiscovery
Spoliation is the destruction or alteration of evidence during on-going litigation or during an investigation or when either might occur sometime in the future.
Read MoreWhat Is A Legal Hold?
A legal hold, also known as a litigation hold, is the process by which an organization advises personnel when information must be preserved for potential litigation matters or investigations. The legal hold process ensures that information that could help to relevant to a dispute is protected until it can be collected for review or until the matter is resolved
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