First came the long march to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and bring them into line with the Internet age. Now comes the chore of herding all 50 states into the same age as well.
The amended federal rules went into effect Dec. 1, 2006. The judiciary spent more than a year on the project, revamping the rules specifically to address electronically stored information and to give companies and their legal advisers clear guidance on how to navigate electronic discovery.
