Recent court decisions and pending amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure add up to dramatically-expanded responsibilities for litigants to preserve and produce digital information in lawsuits.

As some of the most active users of the litigation system, insurers are poised to be big winners–or losers–in this new litigation environment.

Lawyers representing insurer or insured interests in litigation are also not immune from these new responsibilities, and are themselves responsible for facilitating their clients' ongoing compliance with these new obligations.

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