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CaseCentral's Corporate And Law Firm Editions Optimized For Changes To Federal Civil Rules Of Procedure

Rules Heighten The Importance Of Defining Information Technology Process, Ensuring Data Integrity And Standardizing Production Format

SAN FRANCISCO - November 30, 2006 - CaseCentral, the leader in on-demand discovery lifecycle management platforms, today said that corporations and law firms will be exposed to significantly greater risk if their internal IT processes are not adapted to comply with sweeping changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that take effect on Dec. 1.

CaseCentral, the leader in on-demand discovery lifecycle management platforms, today said that corporations and law firms will be exposed to significantly greater risk if their internal IT processes are not adapted to comply with sweeping changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that take effect on Dec. 1.

CaseCentral, which works with the Fortune 1000 and many of the nation’s largest law firms, has been advising clients to take a number of steps to improve their technology and electronic discovery processes to ensure FRCP compliance.  CaseCentral’s recommendations focus on three key areas and include the following:

   1. Establishing a definable and defensible IT process for electronic discovery that establishes criteria to eliminate the duplication of data and can be clearly articulated to opposing counsel in the first meet-and-confer meeting.
   2. Centralizing corporate-wide data collections for all legal actions into a single, enterprise-wide repository to ensure the integrity of data and avoid spoliation.
   3. Standardizing the form of production for all electronically stored information to increase control and avoid the cost of other alternative production formats.

“The key question facing General Counsel is whether their company’s legal process is FRCP-compliant,” said CaseCentral CEO Chris Kruse.  “The new FRCP rules fundamentally change the game and expose companies to far greater risk.  CaseCentral’s solutions help companies satisfy the new FRCP rules by creating a repeatable, enterprise-wide process for discovery lifecycle management.  CaseCentral’s Corporate and Law Firm editions are scaleable platforms that will protect and maintain data integrity, better organize information assets, and reduce overall risk and cost.”

Announced in October, CaseCentral’s Corporate and Law Firm editions are designed to better manage the accelerating volume of shareholder and product liability class-action suits, Sarbanes-Oxley related litigation, and government regulatory investigations.  CaseCentral’s solutions move beyond traditional one-off solutions and utilize multi-case functionality to create more effective discovery management.
How CaseCentral Facilitates FRCP Compliance

   1. Establishing a definable and defensible IT process.  The new rules require all companies to clearly define their information technology processes to opposing counsel and articulate the process far earlier in a legal action – at the first meet-and-confer meeting.  CaseCentral’s Corporate and Law Firm editions help companies implement a fixed business process for managing all electronic discovery requests.  Both platforms enable companies to establish permanent rules, including rules that minimize the duplication of data.  The multi-case functionality in both editions enables the re-use of prior document collections and reviews on related cases. Both solutions also have built-in controls that minimize the inadvertent disclosure of privileged documents.

   2. Centralizing corporate-wide data collections for all legal actions into a single, enterprise-wide repository.  The new rules impose a greater responsibility on companies to ensure the integrity of data and avoid the inadvertent spoliation of electronic information. CaseCentral’s solutions provide for systematic storage and can create a single, complete copy of all data, thus eliminating the duplication of records and demonstrating that corporate data is reasonably accessible.  CaseCentral, which developed the industry’s first electronic evidence repository, has a proven record of serving as a trusted repository and manages terabyte-size electronic discovery for corporations and law firms.

   3. Standardizing the form of production for all electronically stored information.The new rules reward companies that have a single production format for all electronic discovery requests.  CaseCentral’s Corporate and Law Firm editions establish a consistent corporate-wide production format and enable companies to reasonably reject requests from opposing counsel for alternative production formats that increase cost and risk.  Additionally, CaseCentral’s platforms are optimized to handle all productions in a native format.

“The existing FRCP rules were not built for today’s digital world, and this revision is a long-overdue improvement,” Kruse said.  “CaseCentral’s Corporate and Law Firm editions facilitate FRCP compliance because both were designed to transform the electronic discovery process by creating a repeatable business process that lowers cost and risk.”

Corporations interested in learning how CaseCentral can assist in facilitating FRCP compliance should call 1.800.714.2727.

About CaseCentral

CaseCentral offers a proven on-demand evidence management platform that empowers corporations and law firms to take control of eDiscovery. CaseCentral enables users to efficiently and defensibly respond to today's legal and compliance challenges consistently, accurately and faster while delivering overall savings of 30-60 percent, and increasing Earnings Per Share by up to 1 percent. The company's SaaS delivered software, with its centralized secure multi-party architecture and flexible litigation workflow engine, can be up and running within minutes. CaseCentral's solution is enhanced by its litigation-savvy consulting, best practice processes and self-services options. Founded in 1994, CaseCentral works with leading Fortune 1000 corporations, including 25 of the Fortune 100, and over 1,100 law firms that support them. CaseCentral is consistently chosen to handle many of the most complex and highly visible litigation projects in the nation. For more information, call 1.800.714.2727 or visit www.casecentral.com.

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