Federal E-Discovery Rules—Hindrance or Opportunity?

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended on December 1, 2006, to include new provisions on the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI). After providing a summary of these rules, this session will focus on steps that universities and colleges can take to manage ESI, including reasonable accessibility rules, privilege and waiver considerations, the duty to preserve electronic evidence, litigation holds, and the elements of an ESI retention and destruction program.