How to avoid an e-discovery disaster
Judges don't take kindly to lost or destroyed evidence, so your company could be hit with multimillion-dollar fines or lose an otherwise winnable court case. Here are some best practices to help you avoid such a scenario.
Why IT should start throwing data away
Storage sprawl is unsustainable, and keeping it all is risky. Data-retention policies let users delete data with less risk.
eDiscovery fast becoming the hottest area in law
eDiscovery is fast becoming one of the hottest areas in law. This isn’t something that is yet taught in law schools. Many firms are just now starting separate departments for e-discovery. This new course is really going to rachet up the need for implementing archiving systems.
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CIOs dealing with e-discovery in a Web 2.0 world must learn new ways to limit the cost, business disruption, legal liability and potential public embarrassment from what employees say and where they say it. You have to plan for how you will collect data when you don't control it.
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A clear majority of enterprises highly agree that having a records management program provides essential business benefits. These benefits include reduced discovery costs and risks in the form of penalties, sanctions and damage to corporate reputation.
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Reduce litigation risk, cut costs with proactive eDiscovery
Five Important Factors to comply with an eDiscovery Request
Text Messaging, Facebook Can Get You in Legal Trouble
eDiscovery fast becoming the hottest area in law
Why IT should start throwing data away
How to avoid an e-discovery disaster