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ability.to.access.data.that.might.otherwise.be.considered.inac-
cessible,.such.as.deleted,.corrupted,.or.even.encrypted.data.
Another. part. of. Rule. 26. (26(b)(5)). was. changed. to.
address. how. electronic. data. that. was. inadvertently. pro-
duced.can.be.retrieved.
This. is. called. the. claw-back. provision,. but. as. with. all. of.
these. issues,. it. can. be. dificult. in. real-life. cases. to. establish.
that. information. should. have. been. privileged. or. considered.
work.product.and.should.not.be.allowed.to.be.entered.as.evi-
dence..In.some.cases,.the.courts.have.ruled.that.privilege.is.
waived.by.the.data.having.been.released,.and.because.of.its.
relevance.or.importance.to.the.opposing.party's.case.you.are.
not.allowed.to.recover.it.or.disallow.it.as.evidence.
We.spend.more.time.discussing.the.work.product.doctrine.
and.attorney-client.privilege.later.in.this.topic.(see.Chapter.
5),.because.this.is.a.very.important.part.of.evidence.law.that.
will.be.helpful.for.you.to.understand.as.you.deal.with.e-dis-
covery.issues..It.is.also.an.evolving.part.of.the.law.as.courts.
learn.to.deal.with.the.ramiications.of.electronic.evidence.
Finally,.Rule.26.(f).requires.everyone.to.get.together.early.
on.to.agree.on.the.protocol.for.electronic.discovery.
This.is.an.important.discussion.for.you.and.your.counsel.
to.have.ahead.of.time..If.you.go.into.the.Rule.16.meet.and.
confer.with.a.good.plan.of.action,.understanding.what.proto-
cols.and.formats.of.electronic.evidence.are.most.easily.avail-
able.to.you.and.most.advantageous.to.your.overall.case.and.
use.of.resources,.you.will.be.ahead.of.the.game.
By.understanding.the.what,.when,.where,.why,.and.how.
of.all.the.electronic.data.you.own.(which.is.the.point.of.this.
topic. after. all),. you. can. make. good. decisions. about. what.
kind.of.agreements.you.hope.to.make.during.the.meet.and.
confer.conference.
All.of.the.protocols.and.agreements.based.on.these.rules.
will.be.adopted.as.a.court.order.under.the.Rule.16.meet.and.
confer,. so. understanding. their. ramiications. and. being. well.
prepared.can.be.a.huge.help.for.you.as.an.individual.or.for.
your.organization,.should.you.be.involved.in.litigation.
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