Editor’s note, this is part two of a two-part series. Read part one here.

At the 10th Annual Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute on Nov. 22, panelists addressing “Information Governance: Out With the Old—When Can You Lift a Litigation Hold and How Can You Dispose of Data Defensibly?” identified a challenge for organizations—in typical litigation they may have to manage data for more than 58 months before the case is concluded. Why? Because of a reluctance to destroy data that has been put on litigation hold to protect against spoliation risks.