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

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-di...

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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.
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  • 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