E-Discovery

A couple of weeks ago I went to a seminar on E-Discovery. E-Discovery, or Electronic Discovery, is a term used to describe information that is in electronic format (such as hard drives, PDAs, voicemail, etc...) that is submitted during discovery for litigation. There were 3 presenters at the seminar, an attorney, a computer forensic analyst, and an judge. One of the questions asked of the judge was what was his thoughts on the use of e-discovery. He mentioned that use of e-discovery varies greatly between courts and states but one thing he mentioned that went into his decision was cost. Does the cost of obtaining e-discovery justify its intended use? One article I found interesting on the Electronic Discovery Blog is about how a court turned down the request for e-discovery due to cost. It can be found here. Enjoy!