eDiscovery
12 eDiscovery Blogs for Legal Professionals (Updated)
The complexities of eDiscovery make constantly following recent eDiscovery news and developments a necessity for most legal professionals. EDiscovery is a part of all forms of litigation and continues to grow and evolve at an astounding rate. Fortunately, there are a number of blogs that track eDiscovery developments and we’ve compiled an updated list of…
Read MoreWhat Is A Legal Hold?
A legal hold, also known as a litigation hold, is the process by which an organization advises personnel when information must be preserved for potential litigation matters or investigations. The legal hold process ensures that information that could help to relevant to a dispute is protected until it can be collected for review or until the matter is resolved
Read MoreData Maps and Data Inventories
Extract from article by David Zetoony Knowing the type of data that you collect, where it is held, with whom it is shared, and how it is transferred is a central component of most data privacy and data security programs. The process of answering these questions is often referred to as a “data map” or…
Read MoreTips for Collecting and Preserving Social Media Evidence
An increasing number of lawyers are finding themselves looking to social media for pertinent photos, videos, posts, and messages.
Read MoreBarriers to Rule 37(e) Sanctions: eDiscovery Concerns
For a court to impose sanctions for the destruction of electronically stored information, movants have to surmount a series of barriers, some which are deceptively difficult to overcome.
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court Implements ‘Daubert’ Evidence Standard After High Court Turnaround
On May 23, the Florida Supreme Court announced that the Daubert standard would be the new evidentiary standard to be applied for admissibility of expert testimony. In doing so, the new court reversed the ruling of a prior decision of the court which had adhered to the Frye standard.
Read MoreOne Year Anniversary of GDRP Compliance Deadline
GDPR compliance will bring a business mental shift in 2019 – specifically, the impact on the perception of data as a commodity The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation is a massive expansion of the scope of data protection and restrictions on the use of personal information. The restrictions, alas, are not geographic: You,…
Read MoreNotable Cases and Events in E-Discovery: March / April
LIMITING SCOPE OF EDISCOVERY a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruling upholding a district court’s order limiting the scope of discovery and imposing sanctions against the plaintiff for disregarding the court’s orders and repeatedly engaging in litigation issues decided by the court. Decision: The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order limiting…
Read MoreUsing Data Lakes to Structure Data
Companies are increasingly finding themselves with large quantities of aging and diverse unstructured data. Companies are increasingly finding themselves with large quantities of aging and diverse unstructured data. Each time these companies seek to understand why in the heck they are keeping it all, they discover that it serves some nebulous purpose, depending on who…
Read MoreHow Active Learning Will Change Your eDiscovery Review
In e-discovery, active learning utilizes machine learning technologies such as technology-assisted review (TAR), helping legal teams dramatically speed document review and thereby reduce its cost. Active learns puts the most relevant documents first, typically eliminating the need to review from 50 to 90 percent of a collection. It does this through continually learning, in real…
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