Article by Eric Sinrod posted on CNET News, October 17, 2007:
Almost a year ago the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing the discovery of electronic data were amended. While the changes were designed to reduce litigation costs, we’ve seen just the opposite.
The amendments broadened the definition of items subject to legal discovery, ranging from “documents” or “data compilations” to include all electronically stored information. Parties in a lawsuit can now demand from each other word processing documents, e-mails, voice mail and instant messages, blogs, backup tapes and database files….