E-discovery case law trends beginning to emerge | WTN

Erik Phelps doesn't particularly like being the bearer of bad news, but as a business attorney for Michael Best & Friedrich, he often sounds like the old commercial slogan: “You can pay me now or pay me later.”

And with the number of e-discovery cases picking up dramatically - a recent monthly Lexis Nexis report included nearly 25 e-discovery cases - the longer you wait to craft sound policies and processes, and effectively communicate them, the more you will eventually pay.