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Government

Feb. 22, 2008

Congress Considers Discovery Reform

WASHINGTON - Ballooning legal costs and lengthy delays have become part and parcel of the discovery process in the face of a serious upsurge in the amount of electronically stored information that is subject to discovery.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 2.

      WASHINGTON - Ballooning legal costs and lengthy delays have become part and parcel of the discovery process in the face of a serious upsurge in the amount of electronically stored information that is subject to discovery. This information explosion has increased the expense and difficulty of conducting privilege reviews necessary to protect...

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