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We. also. spend. some. time. looking. at. rules. of. evidence,.
because. those. have. also. been. evolving. to. address. the. new.
frontier. of. electronic. evidence.. We. spend. time. considering.
some.case.law.as.well,.because.that.is.the.crux.of.the.way.this.
evolving.area.of.law.is.changing.and.growing.
We.begin.with.a.run-through.of.the.speciic.rules.that.were.
amended.in.December.2006..For.the.irst.time,.these.rules.
outlined. a. speciic. responsibility. of. organizations. to. identify.
electronically.stored.data.that.might.be.relevant.in.a.case.and.
specify. if. the. organization. feels. it. is. reasonably. accessible..
Organizations. are. also. expected. to. identify. data. that. might.
be.relevant.but.that.they.consider.not.reasonably.accessible..
These.are.important.considerations,.and.we.spend.more.time.
talking.about.this.concept.later.
First,.though,.here.is.a.quick.breakdown.of.the.rules.that.
were.changed..We.follow.each.of.these.with.a.more.in-depth.
look.and.consider.how.the.rules.affect.you.and.the.organiza-
tions.you.work.with.
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1.2.1 Changes to the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure
1.2.1.1. .Rule.16.(b)(5).and.(6)—Pretrial.
Conferences;.Scheduling.Management
The.changes.to.Rule.16.(b).were.designed.to.give.the.court.a.
way.to.deine.rules.about.disclosure,.privilege,.and.the.ways.
that.discovery.of.electronic.evidence.will.be.conducted..For.
instance,.what.kinds.of.electronic.data.will.be.considered.work.
product. (discussions. between. attorneys. and. their. clients,. or.
work.counsel.is.doing.on.behalf.of.their.client.that.should.not.
be.disclosed)..The.rule.also.discusses.the.methods.that.should.
be.employed.by.all.parties.to.manage.the.discovery.of.their.
electronic.data.
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Cornell.University.Law.School,.Legal.Information.Institute,.Federal.Rules.of.
Civil.Procedure.(as.amended.to.December.1,.2010):.http://www.law.cornell.
edu/rules/frcp/..Retrieved.2011-02-11.
