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Friday, April 30, 2004

A Call for Comments  

A Call for Comments

Blawgerheads....

Alextronic has been asked by more than one person to do a text book on EDD... This is an outline that I have come up with and would like to see if the flow makes sense you y'all. I'd welcome any comments in the comment button or privately to Alex at alubarsky@fiosinc.com


Chapter 1 – The Electronic Evidence Explosion
The Pervasiveness of Electronic Evidence Today
The Benefits of Electronic Evidence
A brief history of litigation support
The Emergence of EDD
What is Metadata?
Evidentiary Requirements in Federal/State Courts
Ethical Obligations
The Benefits of Electronic Evidence Recap

Chapter 2 - Creation and Storage of Electronic Information
Creating Electronic Information
Storage
Harvesting
Safeguards While Harvesting


Chapter 3 – Common Types of Discoverable Electronic Data
Data Types
E-Mail Formats
Handling E-Mail Attachments
Electronic Messaging and Internet
Spreadsheets,
Word Processing and Text Documents
Digital Fax
Presentation Software·
Digital VoiceMail

Chapter 4 - Collecting, Processing and Searching Electronic Information
Value of Collecting
Collecting and Producing
Extraction and Conversion
Production or Output Format
Searching, Filtering and Deduplication
Categorizing and Reviewing
Types of Discovery Software

Chapter 5 – Review Platforms
What is a Litigation Support Database?
How does EDD Integrate with Standard Evidence Output?
Access Models (Local, On-Line, Networked)
Product Leaders
Boolean Logic
Concept Based Querying
Briefcasing and Portability
Integration with Other Applications
Suggested Workflow
Time Lines
Trial Presentation Tools

Chapter 6 – Sleuths and Refs
Computer Forensics
Court Appointed Discovery Referees
EDD Processing Service Bureaus
What to Look For When Selecting an EDD Vendor

Chapter 7 – Civil Procedure Before Trial
Anatomy of a Lawsuit
Bracing for Trial
Litigation Readiness Strategies
Duty to Preserve (Preservation Letter)
Retention Policy
Sanctions/Negative Inferences
Requesting Evidence
PreTrial Motions


Chapter 8 – Black Letter Law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence
State Statutues
New Legislation

Chapter 9 – CaseLaw
Stare Decisis
Top Ten Cases Affecting EDD
How to Validate EDD Caselaw
How to Keep Current with EDD Caselaw

Chapter 10 - Admissibility of Electronic Evidence
Judicial Notice
Admissibility Requirements
Relevance
Authenticity
Best Evidence Rule
Hearsay and its Exceptions
Using Experts
Trial Technology

Chapter 11 – What will Tomorrow Bring?

Discoverability of New Communication Mediums
Advanced Querying and Culling

Chapter 12 - Top Ten Lists

Glossary

posted by Alexander | 8:49 PM

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Alex Lubarsky is a practicing litigator and legal technology enthusiast. He was elected to the California State Bar Law Technology Executive Committee in 2003. Alex is a certified trainer and regularly teaches litigation support. Alex is frequent guest speaker at numerous legal technology conferences and State Bar events across the U.S. and has authored articles for legal technology publications such as Law Office Computing and The Bottom Line.

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