Six Articles on Electronic - Craig Ball
Six Articles on Electronic - Craig Ball
Six Articles on Electronic - Craig Ball
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<strong>Craig</strong> <strong>Ball</strong> © 2007<br />
Strategically, the preservati<strong>on</strong> letter forces your opp<strong>on</strong>ent to weigh potential costs and business<br />
disrupti<strong>on</strong> at the outset, often before a lawsuit is filed. If it triggers a litigati<strong>on</strong> hold, every<strong>on</strong>e<br />
from the board room to the mail room may learn of the claim and be obliged to take immediate<br />
acti<strong>on</strong>. It may serve as the starting gun for a reckless delete-o-th<strong>on</strong> or trigger a move toward<br />
amicable resoluti<strong>on</strong>. But d<strong>on</strong>e right, the <strong>on</strong>e thing it w<strong>on</strong>’t be is ignored.<br />
<strong>Craig</strong> <strong>Ball</strong> (craig@ball.net) is a Texas trial lawyer, court-appointed Special Master in matters of<br />
electr<strong>on</strong>ic evidence and a certified computer forensic examiner. A frequent speaker and author,<br />
his e-discovery column, “<strong>Ball</strong> in Your Court” appears m<strong>on</strong>thly in the American Lawyer Media<br />
publicati<strong>on</strong>, Law Technology News (www.lawtechnews.com).<br />
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