It’s critically important that a single, centralized database of all collected, reviewed and produced data (including opposing and third-party productions) be maintained in a case to ensure that attorneys can rely on a single source for all depositions, motion practice, trial preparation and other such purposes. The issue we’ll tackle here is that when “side productions”—meaning one-off productions created outside of an otherwise uniform process—occur, it all too often results in those productions never making it to the centralized database.
The problem such side productions create is clear: They leave counsel without a full picture of the discovery in a case, hampering counsel’s ability to effectively and efficiently represent their clients. Plus, these side productions can lead to all sorts of questions and confusion that raise costs and frustrate the legal team. But they are easy to avoid simply by making sure a uniform approach is taken to all productions.
