LAW 661LEC - Electronic Discovery

One of the most rapidly evolving procedural areas of practice, Electronic Discovery touches practically all areas of litigation. The trial lawyer and corporate counsel must understand the strategies and tactics involved in this very crucial and often expensive form of discovery. Students will learn what an attorney needs to consider when handling electronically stored information (ESI) in the litigation process; how both the federal rules of civil procedure and the federal rules of evidence affect this aspect of litigation; what e-discovery is and why it is so different from paper evidence; how preservation obligations and spoliation claims can come into play; and when to bring in forensic specialists to advise them about electronic data or when to use an e-discovery coordinator to manage a project.

Credits: 2-3