Iron Mountain to Host Webinar on the Changing Rules of E-Discovery with U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin

November 20, 2006

Live online discussion with leading e-discovery authority to take place on BusinessWeek.com

BOSTON, Nov 20, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is sponsoring a Webinar on December 7th featuring Judge Shira Scheindlin, one of the leading federal jurists on electronic discovery. The discussion will focus on how the changes to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), effective December 1st, will be handled in the courts, and what corporate counsel can expect to experience in her courtroom. The Hon. Judge Scheindlin, who serves the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, issued five groundbreaking opinions during 2003 and 2004 in the case of Zubulake v. UBS Warburg, which is generally considered to be a landmark case on a wide range of electronic discovery issues.

Topics Include:

  • The federal courts' view on Rule 26 and other changes to the FRCP
  • What senior business executives need to know about managing all forms of records (physical and digital)
  • Implications of Rule 26 on records management and e-discovery procedures
When: 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST, Thursday, December 7, 2006

Speaker: The Hon. Judge Shira Scheindlin, U.S. District Court Judge, Southern District of New York, and adjunct Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School

Moderator: Kevin Hopkins, Contributor, Special Projects, BusinessWeek

Register: http://www.businessweek.com/go/crmrule26/

 

"It is Iron Mountain's goal to keep our customers abreast of the changing rules and regulations that impact their record keeping practices," said John Petralia, Iron Mountain's senior vice president of marketing. "We're very pleased to sponsor this educational program featuring the Honorable Judge Scheindlin. Companies dealing with litigation must now be prepared to produce electronically stored information quickly and efficiently, or face significant fines, liability, and loss of business credibility."

For additional information on electronic records management, please visit Iron Mountain's Compliance and Legal Discovery Knowledge Center, at: http://www.ironmountain.com/US/knowledge/compliance.

About Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) helps organizations around the world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection and storage. The Company offers comprehensive records management and data protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs, litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 90,000 corporate clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.ironmountain.com.


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