Legally Defensible Electronic Records Management
What Do the new California E-Discovery Rules Mean for the Practitioner?
The reality is that the new California E-Discovery Rules change very little about what is discoverable. Electronic evidence has always been subject to discovery. However, the change to the rules [citation] does highlight the additional responsibilities incumbent upon practitioners, both litigation and business advisors.
Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) offering an integrated workflow engine or integrating the workflow engine, with various workflow products readily available throughout the industry.
California is leading the way in defining how local governmental agencies should maintain official records in an electronic format in order to ensure they are reliable and trustworthy. The state adopted regulations specifying that official electronic records must be maintained in a trusted system, as defined by AIIM/ANSI standards, specifically meaning AIIM’s Recommended Practices ARP1 (2009).
