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“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” Our Turf?

Brandeis Records Manager

Although we may advocate for record destruction (even this may be changing ), many or most of us don’t expend much energy on the psychology of why people want to keep things “just in case,” in order to combat it. While hoarding (compulsive or indifferent) has been at least acknowledged by the IG community (e.g.,

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Preparing for Litigation Before it Happens: eDiscovery Best Practices, Part Four

eDiscovery Daily

Since this could be years after the product was brought to market, the manufacturer and/or distributor may be responsible for an extended period of time for product defects of various types. Records can often effectively be destroyed under an approved records retention program prior to the culmination of the statute of limitations period.

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