E-Discovery is all in the asking

In e-discovery, as with many things in life, communicating in a clear and precise manner about what you want, and why you want it, can go a long way. Wolf Haldenstein's Adam J. Levitt and Scott J. Farrell review a recent federal decision on the hot-button issues of discovery of metadata and documents in their "native format." They note that the decision offers some simple, commonsense advice on how to best achieve e-discovery objectives. First tip: Ask for it. Up front.