Article by Linda G. Sharp and Joel J. Vogel, posted on The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 2007:
In the old days, plaintiffs would request business records from boxes in dusty warehouses. Attorneys would then review an inventory list of the boxes and pull those that were potentially relevant. Today, employees organize their own electronic data, but neither the records manager nor the IT representatives understand what each individual is really doing. This is the world of “electronically stored information” (ESI). The following article is designed to better equip you to evaluate your current environment and establish routine processes so that you are prepared the next time ESI is sought….