IT's Role In E-Discovery
InformationWeek, Monday, June 26,2023
E-discovery (for electronic discovery) is the electronic aspect of identifying, collecting, and producing electronically stored information (ESI) in response to a request for production in a lawsuit or investigation, according to legal definitions.
'ESI includes, but is not limited to, emails, documents, presentations, databases, voicemail, audio and video files, social media, and web sites,' according to Complete Discovery Source.
The start of e-discovery is traced back to 2005, when a US Supreme Court decision amended the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to include electronic records such as emails and instant messages as records that could be archived and produced as relevant evidence.
For those in the legal profession, this was a welcome change. However, it may have presented legal challenges to IT professionals.