The cost of e-discovery to corporate clients is estimated to soar from $40 million in 1999 to a $2.8 billion in 2007.

Source: Richard L. Marcus, E-Discovery & Beyond: Toward Brave New World or 1984? 25 Rev. Litig. 633 (2006) (Citing Socha Consulting, The Socha-Gelbman 2005 Electronic Discovery Survey Results; Leigh Jones, The Surging Evolution of E-Discovery, Nat’l L. J. (August 2, 2004) (projecting 1.8 billion E-discovery costs in 2006)).