LITIGATION ALERT: Preserving and Gathering Electronic Data in the Age of E-Discovery

For companies large and small, navigating the electronic discovery ("e-discovery") process in litigation can be a tricky proposition.  To begin with, electronic data is more pervasive than ever.  Kroll Online estimates that thirty-six billion e-mails are sent worldwide on a daily basis; and that this number rises some twenty percent each year.  And E-mail is only one of several kinds of electronic data that is discoverable in litigation.  Therefore, every company should have a New Year's resolution to ensure that the company has a comprehensive, workable protocol in place for the preservation and production of electronic data.

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