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SGallaher96

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What is the role of computer forensics in electronic discovery? How can a forensic expert help the legal team?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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According to recent case law, sanctions for spoliation of evidence may depend on
 
  a. whether the evidence was in electronic or paper form.
  b. the steps taken to preserve and collect information in discovery.
  c. whether the evidence was in the form of documents, or physical evidence.
  d. whether documents were destroyed by deleting or shredding.



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Answer to Question 1

Forensic experts know how to examine a hard drive to find out if documents have been changed or deleted. They also know how to examine the metadata of documents to determine when and by whom changes were made.

Answer to Question 2

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