The Time for Reactive eDiscovery has Come and Gone
When regulatory sanctions or civil lawsuits require companies to reproduce their records, they are no longer looking in desk drawers and file cabinets. Nowadays, corporate information is stored on smartphones and laptops, thumb drives and hard drives, backup tapes and cloud servers. The search isn’t restricted to contracts, leases and ledger books either. Everything from social media posts and emails to transaction histories and insurance claims are fair game in corporate litigation.