October 2007

A Little Planning, and Foresight, Go a Long Way

By Karl Flusche

Electronic discovery is filled with pitfalls and mistakes that can be avoided with proper planning and preparation. One area that can have the greatest impact on the defensibility and the cost of e-discovery is evidence collection. The effective execution of this phase will go the farthest in improving overall e-discovery success while lowering associated risks. In other words, if data is harvested and restored in a legally defensible, forensically sound manner, then the overall project will have a much better chance of achieving a favorable or expected outcome. Following are some common mistakes often encountered in e-discovery — and some advice on how to avoid them.

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