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E-Discovery 101

Welcome to E-Discovery 101! E-Discovery 101 is a comprehensive resource on all issues pertaining to e-discovery including news and insights from a variety of expert sources. This destination will help you develop your knowledge of e-discovery practices and determine the best strategies for success with complex e-discovery issues. So bookmark this page and check back often. You can also contribute to E-Discovery 101 by giving us feedback on what you would like to see — we would welcome your comments.

What is E-Discovery?

E-discovery, short for electronic discovery, is the process by which litigants find (i.e., discover) and produce documents stored in electronic form in response to litigation, corporate investigations, or regulatory inquiries. What’s involved in the e-discovery process? How are electronic documents found? What are discoverable forms of electronic information? Answers to these questions and more can be found by reviewing the information in the following sections of E-Discovery 101:

The E-Discovery Process E-Discovery Blogs
The EDRM Project E-Discovery Organizations
FRCP Basics E-Discovery Glossary
E-Discovery News

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“OIG is capitalizing on cutting-edge electronic discovery tools to maximize investigative efficiency in the processing and review of voluminous electronic evidence... [that] enables OIG to analyze large quantities of email or other electronic documents more efficiently.”
Timothy Menke
DHHS Deputy Inspector General
before Congress, March 4, 2010
Department of Health and Human Services