At 9:50 PDT on Friday, October 10, 1997, Tim May wrote: |I don't think we've yet seen a good example of massive amounts of e-mail |being examined in a "discovery" process, yet, but we saw the effects on IBM |during its antitrust issues in the 70s. Basically, every scrap of paper, |every desk calendar, every internal memo, everything, had to be turned over |to opposing counsel. | |We will almost certainly see some examples of where lawyers demand access |to all company e-mail. Several lawsuits about discriminatory denial of tenure have been won partly based on the contents of email. The University of Illinois periodically reminds all staff that email is considered a public record and that they should conduct their business with that in mind. /pbp