All emails are discoverable
$135,000 – that’s the average outlay for providers to settle claims related to lawsuits, according to Insurer AON’s 2010 report. During discovery, attorneys often go after emails as they build a case. Without protection, all your emails may be discoverable. The cost of producing emails is colossal and can often outweigh the damages sought in a suit.
Today you are 100% exposed
“I don’t know the first thing about IT, and they stay on top of it for me.”
Ron Payne, CEO, Southwest Long Term Care
It is vital to act as soon as possible because any email prior to your policy date could be discoverable in litigation—forever. For example, implementation of a retention policy can help prevent attorneys from discovering emails created prior to the deletion date specified in your policy. Prior to your policy date, you could be 100% exposed.
Execute now and reduce risk
Across the country, executives are protecting their businesses with robust email policy and programs.
- Professional IT services, in conjunction with your legal counsel, to author, train, and implement your policy
- Processes to quarantine emails by person, function, or title
- Software to organize, consolidate, and archive
- Advanced search tools for your legal teams to quickly find emails and minimize legal costs
- A strategy to eliminate personal files for the offline storage of emails
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