Law Practice
Feb. 22, 2017
Brush up on the latest e-discovery preservation developments
The cornerstone of e-discovery practice is the duty to preserve evidence. For all the publicity cases in this area have generated within the litigation bar, it is a wonder that sanctions of lawyers continue to be assessed for failing to perform this duty.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
Not only is the field of e-discovery becoming more and more visible to lawyers, it is now impatiently knocking on the doors of the legal profession with cautionary warnings that require them to pay attention for the benefit of their clients and as protective action against claims of possible malpractice.
The array of new cases and the increasing impatience with lawyer gamesmanship expressed especially by the federal bench presents a wakeup call that bodes ill for those who refuse to...
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