IGP E-Discovery & Litigation Management 2

Question 1

Which of the following is a critical component that should be included in every legal hold notice sent to custodians?

Accepted Answer

A description of the matter, scope of information to preserve, and instructions to suspend auto-deletion

Answer

A legal hold notice must describe the matter prompting the hold, define the scope of information to be preserved, and explicitly instruct custodians to suspend any auto-deletion or routine destruction of relevant records.

Question 2

When scoping a litigation hold, which population should typically receive the hold notice?

Accepted Answer

Individuals reasonably likely to have relevant information based on the subject matter of the dispute

Answer

Legal hold notices should be sent to individuals reasonably likely to possess relevant information, determined by analyzing the subject matter, time period, and business functions involved in the dispute.

Question 3

What must an organization do to its records retention schedules when a litigation hold is issued?

Accepted Answer

Suspend the normal retention and disposition schedule for records covered by the hold

Answer

When a litigation hold is issued, the organization must suspend the normal records retention and disposition schedule for any records that fall within the scope of the hold to prevent spoliation.

Question 4

The principle of proportionality in e-discovery requires that:

Accepted Answer

The burden and cost of discovery must be proportional to the needs of the case

Answer

FRCP Rule 26(b)(1) embeds proportionality, requiring that the scope of discovery be proportional to the needs of the case considering factors like the amount in controversy, importance of the issues, and the burden of discovery.

Question 5

Chain of custody documentation in e-discovery is primarily maintained to:

Accepted Answer

Demonstrate that evidence was handled properly and has not been altered since collection

Answer

Chain of custody documentation records who collected, handled, and transferred ESI at each step to demonstrate the integrity of evidence and that it has not been tampered with or altered.

(IGP) Information Governance Professional Practice Test

(IGP) Information Governance Professional Practice Test

IGP E-Discovery & Litigation Management 2