E-Discovery and Beyond: Toward Brave New World or 1984?

Abstract

Anniversaries are occasions for reflection about the past and the future. As The Review of Litigation completes a quarter century of publication, we may use the occasion to reflect on where litigation is going in this country. I will focus on the impact of technology on litigation. In the foreground will be the advent of discovery of electronically stored information, commonly called E-Discovery. In the background will be the much broader question of the overall impact of technology on litigation in the coming century.