Federal rules on e-discovery

What new legal rulings on electronic discovery mean to you
Interviewed by Amy Dison

In the past decade, there has been an evolution in electronic evidence used in business litigation. Advances in technology have caused laws to be outlined in regard to e-discovery. Every business is using electronic forms of communication and should be aware of how new rules affect the way they conduct their daily activity.

The new extension of the law allows parties to obtain electronic evidence, commonly called ESI, to be used in the court of law. This type of evidence was once difficult to obtain and was not routinely searched for litigation purposes. There are now federal rules in place for ESI that make such searches the norm rather than the exception, says Steve I. Silverman, a member of the law firm of Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin P.L. Smart Business spoke with Silverman

about the new rules for e-discovery and how these rules affect the way companies conduct business.

What were the recent changes in the rules for e-discovery?

Last December, substantial changes were made to discovery rules that affect the way companies conduct business as well as the way electronically stored information is researched and disclosed during the course of litigation. The new rules permit parties to discover and use a wide variety of electronic information during litigation. To continue, please click link.