Authors: William A. Fenwick , Robert D. Brownstone , and Lisa M. Arent
Abstract As one federal judge so astutely predicted two decades ago:
It may well be that Judge Charles E. Clark and the framers of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure could not foresee the computer age. However, we know we now live in an era when much of the data which our society desires to retain is stored in computer discs. This process will escalate in years to come; we suspect that by the year 2000 virtually all data will be stored in some form of computer memory.
The 1980 prediction was not too far off.
In our high-tech era, a body of law has evolved regarding the parameters of the preservation, collection, and production of electronic evidence. This Essay discusses the application of discovery rules and common law discovery principles to electronic information issues.
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Volume 19 Issue 1 Page 131
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