Electronic Discovery Law

Posted at 6:59 AM on August 30, 2006 by K&L Gates

E-Discovery Opens a New World in Drug Litigation

From the August Issue of KPMG Pharmaceutical Insider:

"As most large pharmaceutical companies face dozens of lawsuits at any given time, the rapid growth of electronic documents and e-mail has opened up the new legal frontier of electronic document discovery (EDD).

Drug companies also must take into account sanctions and other penalties. Companies are often subject to sanctions when they do not or cannot produce evidence upon demand, according to Todd Nunn, a partner in the Seattle law firm of Preston Gates & Ellis.

"Companies can really get into trouble for not having adequate policies in place for the retention of electronic documents," says Nunn. "It really affects their ability to respond effectively to litigation." "

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