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Dealing with files that can’t be imaged – part 1

One of the challenges of preparing documents for production and review is dealing with PC files that are not easily imageable or imageable at all.  Excel files are a common example of PC Files that are produced in native format rather being reduced to a PDF or image file (printing these automatically can result in 1000 page PDFs that are completely useless).  In addition, other file formats such as WAV, WMV, MP3 and MP4 can also contain valuable information so need to be produced. (One other format that i-Legal encounters regularly are CD based imaging disks from hospitals and other providers of imaging services – we will discuss that in the next blog).

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Dealing with Native PC Files

Most litigators don’t really enter the massive e-discovery world with millions of records but rather need to manage a 1000 files, get them reviewed, processed and ready for production.  With huge sets, it is easy to find companies to help with the process since tens of thousands of dollars will be involved.  Finding anyone experienced to help with a 1000 files for a couple hundred dollars can be hard.  While many legal copy companies claim to offer these kinds of services, it is critical for you to be familiar with the issues related to converting PC Files into ready to produce PDFs so you know that your vendor is doing everything correctly.

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