Confronting the future: coping with discovery of electronic material.

Part of a special issue on complex litigation topics. The writer discusses whether the rules and methods of discovery should be changed in order to take into account the growing importance of electronically stored material. He examines how problems raised by the discovery of such material might be...

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Publicado en:Law & Contemporary Problems Vol. 64; no. 2/3; pp. 253 - 282
Autor principal: Marcus, Richard L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Duke University Spring/Summer2001
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Sumario:Part of a special issue on complex litigation topics. The writer discusses whether the rules and methods of discovery should be changed in order to take into account the growing importance of electronically stored material. He examines how problems raised by the discovery of such material might be qualitatively different from those raised by the discovery of hard copy materials. He explores possible courses of action, in terms of rule amendment or other actions, and states that no clear solution has yet emerged.