Should Metadata Automatically Be Produced?

Kevin F. Brady, Partner, Connolly Bove

In this article Kevin discusses metadata and uses case law as his backdrop.  He uses the most comprehensive judicial analysis on the subject of whether metadata should automatically be produced in response to a discovery request – Magistrate Judge Waxse’s September 29, 2005 opinion The Williams v. Sprint/United Management Co. Case. Kevin explains that the opinion demonstrates that because there exists very little guidance from the Courts or the regulatory agencies on the subject of the production of metadata, companies must do their own due diligence and be proactive in terms of knowing what data they have and how it is stored.

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