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PROPORTIONALITY
New proportionality rules have won applause, but they also have the potential to place a heavy burden on litigants in complex cases. By Robert Todd
without a downside. For many businesses, the preponder- ance of data they now hold in electronic data storage systems creates headaches when they face significant litigation. It can cost millions of dollars to meet disclosure requirements in
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ew business leaders would question the notion that the digitization of society has provided a net benefit to their organizations. The shift to a paperless world has created a never- ending list of efficiencies, with every- thing from transaction processing to communication with associates in far off places now easier than ever. Of course, few things in life come
