E-Discovery and Litigation Data
Modern Data Sources
Structured data resides in relational databases, enterprise applications, and transactional systems where information is organized in tables and fields rather than files. Production typically involves reports, queries, or data exports rather than documents.
The form of production requires specific negotiation.
Alternative Names:
Structured Data, Database Data Discovery
Why it Matters?
Structured data does not fit the document production model, so the parties must decide what to produce: a report, a query result, a table export, or access to the system itself. Each choice affects what the receiving party can analyze. Producing a static report answers the question asked while preventing further analysis, which is why requesting parties push for underlying data exports and producing parties resist.
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