E-Discovery and Litigation Data
Production
Production delivers reviewed, responsive, non-privileged documents in the specified format, accompanied by load files carrying metadata and any required endorsements. Volumes are tracked in production logs.
Format and metadata fields are typically agreed in the ESI protocol.
Alternative Names:
Document Production, ESI Production
Why it Matters?
Production defects are among the most common discovery disputes, and nearly all of them trace to format decisions made without specificity. Missing metadata fields, images produced without text, and load files that fail to load consume weeks of correspondence that a precise protocol would have avoided. Running a test production of a small volume before the full delivery catches most of these before they become disputes.
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