ABSTRACT

Introduction In perhaps the most important development in civil litigation in the past twenty years, the Federal Civil Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are amended eff ective December 1, 2006 to specifi cally address the unique challenges of electronic discovery (“Th e eDiscovery Rules”). Th e amendments modify the rules in a manner intended to further highlight the importance of and provide a more established framework regarding electronic discovery. To comply with these rules, large organizations and their counsel must undergo signifi cant procedural and operational changes [1].