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On December 1, 2006, important amendments to the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure took effect. These new rules apply to all newly filed
federal cases, and to the extent practical, certain pending cases. These new
federal rules include changes that will greatly impact the discoverability of
electronically stored information. Lawyers and their clients will now be
required to have a comprehensive understanding of where and how their electronic
data is stored and how best to efficiently navigate the burdens, costs, and
pitfalls of discovery.
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The
"Quick Peek" Amendment |
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In order to reduce the scope and cost of overall
discovery and dramatically reduce the cost of privilege review, FRCP
Rule 26(b)(5) has been amended to provide for a “quick peek” agreement.
A quick peek agreement involves the purposeful disclosure of
information, without intending to waive a claim of privilege, with an
express reservation of rights to assert privilege at a later point in
the discovery process.
A quick peek agreement works in the following
manner: (i) the requesting party issues its request, and the responding
party responds by making all the potentially relevant information
available for inspection; (ii) the requesting party reviews the
information and designates that which is responsive to its requests; and
(iii) the responding party then reviews the designated information for
privilege and other considerations, and then produces that which it
believes is relevant and non-privileged.
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The
Technology Solution |
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eDirect Impact’s Quick Peek, is an innovative
technology solution specifically designed to maximize the efficiencies
of a quick peek agreement and provides tremendous time and cost
savings for counsel and their clients. |
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Quick Peek Features and Benefits |
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Protect data from being altered or destroyed
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Control what metadata fields opposing counsel
can see
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Easily mark data for further review and
production
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Protect the data from unwarranted usage (such as
printing)
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Create definable access rights
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Web-enabled review platform with enhanced
security that meets NIST and DOJ standards
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Automated and customizable production platform
produces greater consistency, predictability, and time and cost
reduction
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