More...E-Discovery is here to stay

I promised to keep you up to date on E-discovery, so here's a little something for your toolbox:

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Conference of Chief Justices prepared and made available online their Guidelines for State Trial Courts Regarding Discovery of Electronically-Stored Information . Quoting from the overview: "These Guidelines are intended to help reduce this uncertainty in state court litigation by assisting trial court judges faced by a dispute over e-discovery in identifying the issues and determining the decision-making factors to be applied."

Although these were prepared with trial court judges in mind, they could be used as a guide by opposing counsel in cases where e-discovery was expected to be a significant factor.