E-Discovery and the FRCP: Changes Afoot for Data Governance and Management in 2015
Overview:
Recently, proposed amendments have been made to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) for Data Governance and Management. These changes, to be implemented in 2015, will address some common concerns regarding e-Discovery, including the fact that the process takes too long, is too expensive, is not proportional, fails to preserve information, and is regulated vaguely.
In this 2-hour live webcast, a panel of key thought leaders, organized by The Knowledge Group, will provide an overview of how the revised FRCP rules will affect Data Governance and Management for e-Discovery and the law firms undertaking such discovery.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
- FRCP Rule Amendments
- Proportionality and Preservation
- Regulatory Changes for E- Discovery
- Data Governance and Management Practices
- Information Security Risk Mitigation
Agenda:
Cullen and Dykman LLP
King & Spalding
- Introduction: Fifteen years ago, discovery was generally confined to boxes of documents which were manually reviewed by legions of associates. The volume of data/documents per case has increased exponentially and initial “reviews” are performed by computers using predictive coding.
- Duty to Preserve, Spoliation, and Sanctions: Rule 37(e)
- Addresses parties’ failure to preserve electronically stored information or “ESI”
- Most debated / controversial amendment
- Creates a new federal standard for sanctions resulting from spoliation; seeks to ensure a more uniform response from federal courts regarding the loss of ESI
- Expansion of the “safe harbor” provision – sanctions only if party acted “willfully” or in “bad faith”
- Practical effects of Rule 37(e): look at potential consequences for the future of ESI production
- What are “reasonable steps” to preserve ESI?
- How do you anticipate potential litigation?
- Potential decrease in preservation costs and supplementary spoliation litigation
- Rule 37(e) exception: allows sanctions - even without a finding of willfulness or bad faith - if the loss of information “irreparably deprives” a party of its ability to prosecute or defend the action
- Will this exception swallow the rule?
- Judicial discretion
- Scope of Discovery: Rule 26(b)(1)
- Limits discovery to that which is “proportional to the needs of the case”
- Impact on volume of information that is subject to production
- What will “proportionality” really mean in practice?
- Potential increase in challenges to limit/expand scope of discovery
- Overly restrictive and detrimental to plaintiffs?
- Preservation Policies and Training
- Internal policies need to be updated
- Training regarding duty to preserve, spoliation, sanctions, etc.
Who Should Attend:
- Data Security Officers
- Civil and Criminal Litigators
- eDiscovery Attorneys
- Data Management Officers
- Compliance and Risk Officers
- IP and Copyright Consultants
Cynthia Augello is a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation Department. She has represented clients of the firm in matters …
Arthur C. Fahlbusch, Jr., King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA. Arthur is a commercial and product liability litigator with experience …
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE)
Prerequisite:
NONE
Course Code:
145044
NASBA Field of Study:
Specialized Knowledge and Applications
NY Category of CLE Credit:
Areas of Professional Practice
Total Credits:
2.0 CLE
2.0 CPE (Not eligible for QAS (On-demand) CPE credits)
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