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Electronic Discovery refers to Discovery (law) in Civil litigation which deals with information in electronic form. Electronic information is different from paper information because of its intangible form, volume, transience, and persistence. Also, electronic information is usually accompanied by metadata, which is rarely present in paper information. Electronic discovery poses new challenges and opportunities for attorneys, their clients, technical advisors, and the courts, as electronic information is collected, reviewed and produced. Electronic discovery is the subject of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which are effective December 1, 2006.[1]

Types of electronic discovery, or "e-discovery", include e-mails, Microsoft Office files, accounting databases, CAD/CAM files, Web sites, and any other electronically-stored information which could be relevant evidence in a law suit. The original file format is known as the "native" format. Litigators may review e-discovery in one of several formats: printed paper, "native file," or as TIFF images. If the native file, for example a Microsoft Word document, contains 10 pages, then an electronic discovery vendor will convert it into 10 TIFF images for use in a discovery review database. Documents that are produced are numbered using Bates numbering.

Electronic Discovery Providers

In many cases it is unnecessary to hire the services of a specialized Electronic Discovery company. Many litigation support vendors can provide Electronic Discovery services.

Below is a list of companies that specialize in Electronic Discovery services:

Resources on Electronic Discovery

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