eDiscovery

eDiscovery Articles

• eDiscovery Search: How To Get It Right

  Even companies that truly want to fulfill their e-discovery obligations properly are struggling to figure out exactly how to get the job done. Indeed, in recent months, the topic of e-discovery "search" has taken center stage. Traditional approaches to sifting through large collections of data for relevant or privileged information, such as keyword and Boolean search, are being called into question by some members of the bar, the bench, and the industry at large.

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• eDiscovery Update: ABA Ethics Opinion Approves of Metadata Use

  An ethics opinion from the American Bar Association has set standards for attorneys confronted with the dangerous and controversial issue of metadata included in electronic documents. According to the ABA, attorneys may search for and use information contained in metadata, even if the documents originated with opposing counsel.

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• Electronic Discovery Vendor to Expert: It Is All About Trust

  Key questions to ask when identifying eDiscovery Vendors, Solutions Providers, and Experts.

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• iCONECTnxt Increases Security Through Password Complexity Feature

  Los Angeles, CA (September 12, 2006) - iCONECT Development, LLC announces enhanced security with the addition of password complexity feature in iCONECTnxt. This latest feature enables administrators to meet security guidelines established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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• Leveling the Playing Field in Litigation

  Litigation, especially when e-discovery is involved, can be a very costly endeavor. Faced with these costs, clients are often forced to settle a case they feel they could win, since it doesn't make financial sense to proceed. This results in a loss of business for law firms and a lack of justice for the parties involved. Yet it doesn't have to be that way.

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• Managing an Online Document Review

  Electronic discovery projects are, by nature, chaotic. Learn how your legal team can bring order to this confusion and counter uncertainty with structure and management control.

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• Metadata: Ethical Obligations of the Witting and Unwitting Recipient

  As shown in our last column, software commonly used by lawyers often creates embedded data, otherwise known as metadata. As previously discussed, there are means to avoid creating embedded data, as well as means available to remove hidden data already created. In theory, at least, it is possible to remove all metadata prior to sending a document to opposing counsel.

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• Not Just Another Article on eDiscovery Review

  Some of the best e-discovery review best practices are better characterized as the application of real-life lessons.

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• Paying the Price for an Unsuccessful “Meet and Confer”

  The "Meet and Confer" is one area in which many litigants still struggle to comply with the FRCP and judges' expectations. With the right attitude, the right information and the right technology and processes, litigants can have a successful Meet and Confer that will help counsel on both sides lower risk and improve litigation workflow from suit to settlement or court.

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• The Effectiveness of Technology Assisted Review

  Learn how to integrate technology assisted review (also known as TAR or predictive coding) as a part of a routine e-discovery process.

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