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Monthly Archives: October 2007

Collecting Personal Data for E-Discovery

October 8, 2007 – 2:04 pm

A huge component of e-discovery relates to electronic files that are created and stored every day by employees – e-mails, word documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more. Oftentimes, it is inadvertent spoliation or omission of such files in discovery that results in undesired sanctions and even default judgments. Thus, developing sound methodologies for identifying, preserving, and [...]

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Antiforensics Practices Can Complicate E-Discovery Investigations

October 7, 2007 – 2:24 pm

With the rise of e-discovery, attorneys have necessarily become acquainted with the inner workings of computer systems. File system metadata is often crucial to proving critical points at trial, and computer forensics has shown itself to be an essential tool for discovering lost files and revealing hidden metadata.
But as the lawyers and investigators grow more [...]

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The Rules for Computer Forensics

October 6, 2007 – 12:53 pm

The recovery of evidence from electronic devices is fast becoming another component of many the IT Manager’s remit. Electronic evidence gathered is often valuable evidence and as such should be treated in the same manner as traditional forensic evidence - with respect and care.
Essentially, this area is known as computer forensics and can be described [...]

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Authenticating E-Discovery As Evidence

October 5, 2007 – 12:42 pm

Since the e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect in December 2006, much has been said about the need for organizations to produce electronic evidence (including email, instant messaging (IM) logs and other electronically stored information) during litigation, but since that time a new issue has emerged: can that e-discovery [...]

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