A United States perspective on electronic discovery rules and electronic evidence

Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-279

  Ward, Burke T ^a   Sipior, Janice C ^a   Volonino, Linda ^b   Purwin, Carolyn ^c  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c West Chester ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Document retention; E discovery; Electronic records management; Electronically stored information; Legal process; Spoliation; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051674662     PISSN: 17506166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506161111155405     Document Type: Article

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