Don’t let e-discovery do you in

The average U.S. company faces 305 lawsuits at any one time. Yikes! That statistic should be particularly troublesome to IT departments, which carry the weight of electronic discovery on their shoulders. That’s quite a heavy load, given that about 95% of all business communications now is created and stored electronically. And, if it’s stored electronically, that means it must be discoverable. Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that went into effect about six months ago make it so. Emerging tools and updated policies can help. Read more