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> I think the fact that it was a blanket policy and not based on the content of the messages made it OK at least at that time. Nope. If discovery has started,
by anamax 15y ago
> I think the fact that it was a blanket policy and not based on the content of the messages made it OK at least at that time.
Nope. If discovery has started, you have to retain even if you otherwise would have discarded.
That's in addition to any specific statutory requirements wrt the document's content.
- adgar 15y agoI think the implication was that the policy was in place for when they weren't being sued, so that if they were sued, they could be completely reasonable in saying they only had 6 months worth of e-mails to provide for discovery.