Trial lawyers say courts don't understand difficulties of e-discovery

The overwhelming majority (77 percent) of trial lawyers say courts don't understand difficulties of e-discovery, according to a new survey from the University of Denver's Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.

However, only 35 percent said the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure need to be reviewed and re-written.

Source: "Trial Lawyers: E-Discovery Too Expensive," Information Week; Sept. 9, 2008; by Andrew Conry-Murray.