E-DISCOVERY'S IMPACT ON LITIGATION

Discovery as we know it is on the brink of monumental changes that will forever impact and alter the way litigation is conducted. With the ushering in of the “electronic age,” we have seen changes in the way we file documents and get information. Federal courts and bankruptcy courts were pioneers in electronic filing and now the overwhelming majority of documents are required to be filed electronically in these courts. State courts have now begun to emulate their federal counter-parts and have taken up e-filing and e-correspondence. The courts and lawyers have more direct interaction as a result of th “e-age.” E-discovery is the most recent concept to arrive on the legal scene and is quickly making its mark on both the federal and state statutory landscape.