E-Discovery
Electronic Discovery (E-Discovery) is used by the parties to a law suit, an administrative hearing or an arbitration. In federal and state courts there are rules that specifically require the parties to disclose electronic information that is relevant to the law suit. This electronic information (data) may be stored on a computer hard drive, a flash drive, an e-mail, a cloud, etc.
A majority of all company information is stored electronically. Data storage is therefore important for three basic reasons: protection of corporate assets and customer information; storage costs; and the ease of data retrieval. Therefore a data retention policy (where and how long a company stores its data) is no longer an option but rather a fiduciary duty for every size and type of corporation.
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Page last modified December 16, 2012
