When it comes to discovering mobile device data, what should you expect from your eDiscovery solution? CloudNine discusses that here!

As they discuss in their latest blog post titled (wait for it!) Discovering Mobile Device Data: What to Expect from Your eDiscovery Solution, available here, discovery of data from mobile devices used to be occasional. Parties in litigation often agreed up front NOT to pursue data from mobile devices because it was so difficult and burdensome to do so.

In at least one case, formalizing the agreement not to pursue text messages (and other data) as an ESI stipulation came back to haunt the plaintiff when they realized the importance of those text messages and filed a motion to compel – only to have the Court deny the motion because of the stipulation to which the party had agreed. Ouch!

Today, the importance of data from mobile devices has grown to the point that they are routinely a source of discoverable data in all types of cases. And that level of importance has extended to discovery of data from mobile devices, with the potential of severe sanctions for failing to preserve that data for discovery (as illustrated in this case and this case).

So, what does that mean for you? It means your eDiscovery solution needs to support the collection, ingestion, processing, analysis, review and production of text messages and other short message formats efficiently and effectively. What should you look for? Find out here, it’s only one click! You can even find out on your own mobile device! 😉

So, what do you think? Does your eDiscovery solution support your mobile device data needs? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

Image created using Microsoft Designer, using the term “robot lawyer looking at a mobile device in a law office”.

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