Industry: Manufacturing
e-Discovery for Manufacturing Companies
Product liability and patent claims are constant challenges for manufacturers. Litigation brings electronic discovery requests with demands that stretch far beyond product specifications to involve hundreds of custodians, multiple venues and terabytes of data.
Product liability and intellectual property
Manufacturers face constant pressure from many types of product liability claims. As manufacturing processes globalize and diversify, assessing and managing electronically stored information (ESI) becomes increasingly complex. Product liability litigation often involves multiple and varied venues, fast-changing schedules, and widely distributed custodians and data. Intellectual property matters also consume significant resources for manufacturers. As the volume of patent litigation grows, companies must control costs while preserving valuable IP assets.
Electronically stored information in the production cycle
With distributed supply chains and production processes, proprietary information systems, and varied data retention processes, manufacturers are hard-pressed to manage even well-structured design and test data. E-mails, loose files and collaboration systems add to the complexity. Firm control over ESI created at every stage of the workflow, from design to distribution, can be critical to defending a product or patent claim.
Addressing manufacturing litigation
Fios helps manufacturers effectively manage litigation activity with both litigation readiness and litigation response services. Our expert e-discovery guides tailor a clear, consistent process and technical infrastructure to manage all aspects of e-discovery with deep expertise in meeting manufacturing legal teams’ need for efficiency, consistency and repeatability. Fios has the capacity and throughput to process enormous volumes of data quickly, putting time on our clients’ side. We also offer active matter consulting in all areas related to e-discovery – from identifying, preserving and collecting data to production, processing and review.
e-Discovery for Manufacturing companies -- industry overview
How Fios Can Help
Fios has worked with global manufacturers to provide discovery readiness and comprehensive data management services. Our e-discovery readiness and response services >
Case Study: Litigation, FRCP Amendments and Preparing for the Inevitable
Uncertain about the adequacy and defensibility of its response practices relative to anticipated electronic discovery demands, the legal and records management teams at a publicly-owned manufacturing and chemicals company needed a thorough, objective, company-wide assessment of its data retention policies and its overall capacity for responding to e-discovery requests. Specifically, they were unsure about how the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) would impact the company and whether or not their internal processes would expose themselves to unexpected risks and liability.
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It is well-documented that e-discovery consumes increasing percentages of overall civil litigation costs. There is an existing and overlooked approach to reduce electronic discovery costs available now.
Advanced Electronic Discovery
Every business sector faces unique e-discovery issues, and the manufacturing industry is no exception. Industry averages indicate that 30 to 60 percent of a manufacturer's litigation portfolio consists of product liability cases. Often, the costs of e-discovery in these cases can exceed the value of the matter itself. This webcast will focus on typical challenges and best practices for managing e-discovery in product liability litigation.