Dear Courtney, With the new Federal Rules regarding e-discovery now in effect, I’m curious about how courts are ruling with regard to form of production. At every e-discovery seminar I attend, presenters are making grave pronouncements that everything from now on will have to be produced in its native file format. This seems worrisome. If we produce files in their native format, how will we control what the opposing party does with them? How can we protect ourselves from manipulation of the information we give them? What can you tell me? --Richard W., Chicago