Free Republic

Recent court decisions have put attorneys and companies on notice by posing hefty fines against businesses and public institutions that don't properly handle -- or hand over -- electronic records. Brian L. Moffet said he saw the writing on the wall about three years ago. The attorney was arguing a national class-action suit with 50,000 pieces of paper entered into evidence when the judge asked, ''Where are the e-mails?'' That sent Moffet into scramble mode. ''It was the first time I realized it was something that was going to have to be addressed,'' he said. More than 90 percent of...