The legal and economic implications of electronic discovery : options for future research / / James N. Dertouzos, Nicholas M. Pace, Robert H Anderson.

• Author: Rand Corporation.; Dertouzos, James N., 1950-
• TeilnehmendeR: Pace, Nicholas M. 1955-; Anderson, Robert H. 1939-; Rand Corporation.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Technical report A RAND analysis tool for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (39 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Pretrial discovery?the exchange of relevant information between litigants?is central to the American civil legal process. As computer technologies continue to develop, concerns have arisen that, because of the sheer volume of electronically stored information, requests for electronic discovery (e-discovery) can increase litigation costs, impose new risks on lawyers and their clients, and alter expectations about likely court outcomes. For example, concerns about e-discovery may cause businesses to alter the ways in which they track and store information, or they may make certain types of plain

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Section 1 - Introduction; Study Purpose and Approach; Key Concerns; Organization of This Paper; Section 2 - The Current State of E-Discovery Law; Scarce Legal Guidance; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Revisions; The Future of E-Discovery; Section 3 - Exploratory Model of Case Outcomes; Litigation Costs and Benefits; Incentives to Settle; E-Discovery and the Costs and Benefits of Litigation; Probable Effects of E-Discovery; Section 4 - Proposed Research Agenda; Conceptual Overview; Project Descriptions