Some businesses are unclear about what they have to do to comply with new rules on electronic documents
Six months after new federal e-discovery rules took effect in the U.S., some businesses are still unclear on what they have to do to comply.
Under the Federal Rules for Civil Procedure (FRCP), which took effect Dec. 1, 2006, businesses need to have policies in place on how they will produce electronic documents they hold in the event of a federal court lawsuit.
But an analyst with the research firm Gartner says it may take “many more years” for companies to come fully into compliance.
