Posts Tagged "Electronic Discovery Law"

e-Neutrals and Special Masters in Electronic Discovery Cases

e-Neutrals and Special Masters in Electronic Discovery Cases

This podcast features a discussion on how e-neutrals and Special Masters can add efficiency to electronic discovery cases. The common thread of the episode is the process of gaining efficiency by bringing experts onto a project to help with the technical issues associated with electronic discovery. The discussion also focuses on how the different e-neutral and Special Master programs work, differences between the two and why these ideas are useful in speeding up electronic discovery cases and overcoming challenging issues.

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E-Discovery and Effectively Working Through Privilege Issues

E-Discovery and Effectively Working Through Privilege Issues

Listen to us discuss: where privilege is today and where it is heading in electronic discovery, the risks of sending business documents to lawyers to obtain the supposed protective seal of privileged, how to review for privilege effectively, how cooperation plays into effective privilege review, how to lose trust with the other side and reduce the effectiveness of cooperating on privilege documents, what privilege logs really get you at the end of the day, and how Rule 502 is supposed to work and how it is working today.

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UK e-Disclosure Project Update and Its Application to the US

UK e-Disclosure Project Update and Its Application to the US

The e-Disclosure Project has many aspects including a model ESI Questionnaire that assists parties in agreeing on how ESI should be handled in their dispute. The ESI Questionnaire helps to analyze the proportionate impact the ESI has to the case compared to what is at stake in the matter.

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Midwest Sourcing of E-Discovery Talent

Midwest Sourcing of E-Discovery Talent

This show will provide a nice set of examples of how some of the nation’s largest and most sophisticated law firms are sourcing review work away from large cities to take advantage of the stability and lower billing rates of Midwest attorneys. In addition, all three experts have extensive electronic discovery experience and focus their legal work in e-discovery related matters.

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2011 Trends in E-Discovery

2011 Trends in E-Discovery

Listen as we discuss technical topics like emerging standards, cloud computing and social networking and the challenges these place on existing review solutions, the growth in international e-discovery, automated review, and how the in-house electronic discovery market will continue to evolve.

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Surveying Sanctions in E-Discovery Cases in 2010 and Judicial Reactions

Surveying Sanctions in E-Discovery Cases in 2010 and Judicial Reactions

In this podcast, we will be talking about trends in the area of e-discovery sanctions. Given the variety in backgrounds the different panelists possess, this should be a very interesting and lively discussion as we try to figure out what will happen next in the world of E-Discovery Sanctions and how best to avoid them given what we know today.

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UK and European Data Privacy and Protection Electronic Discovery Issues

UK and European Data Privacy and Protection Electronic Discovery Issues

In a multinational world, litigation can often encompass data in other countries. The UK privacy laws are different from the US so we thought we would do a show on this topic. This is an interesting and educational show.

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Top 10 Electronic Decisions in 2010

Top 10 Electronic Decisions in 2010

Listen to Ron Hedges discuss his top 10 list of the most influential electronic discovery related cases from 2010 with a few key events thrown in as well. This is always an informative show for anyone trying to keep up with developing case law.

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Legacy Data Issues and E-Discovery Pain

Legacy Data Issues and E-Discovery Pain

This podcast will focus on the challenges of getting rid of old legal holds which can turn into cesspools of data that can have no redeeming value to a company except provide more data that needs to be searched when future litigation occurs. This is a particularly thorny area and one with little legal guidance.

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Administrative Law and E-Discovery – An Insider’s Perspective

Administrative Law and E-Discovery – An Insider’s Perspective

Listen and learn about what works when a subpoena or warrant arrives at the doorstep of your client requesting information and ESI is involved. While the rules for E-Discovery are different, many of the same principles surrounding cooperation and open and honest disclosure still apply.

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Will Judges Think It Is Okay To Use Clustering and Suggestive Coding Tools?

Will Judges Think It Is Okay To Use Clustering and Suggestive Coding Tools?

When will the judiciary offer guidance to parties on whether it is okay to use advanced technologies to do a better and less expensive job finding relevant ESI as compared to using keywords to fish haphazardly for ESI?

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Environmental Law and E-Discovery Should Not Be Hazardous Waste

Environmental Law and E-Discovery Should Not Be Hazardous Waste

Listen to Karl Schieneman, Director of Analytics and Review with JurInnov talk with attorney Margaret “Maggie” Boyle from Pittsburgh based Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir, PC on how environmental law and electronic discovery can intersect.

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Special Master Program for the United States District Court – W.D. of Pennsylvania

Special Master Program for the United States District Court – W.D. of Pennsylvania

Special Masters are often brought in by the court to add technical expertise to assist judges who may not have the same technical background or the time to deal with electronic discovery disputes. If done correctly, they can offer enhanced efficiency and expertise to what can often be messy and confusing discovery issues.

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E-Discovery Versus E-Disclosure – How The English Handle E-Discovery

E-Discovery Versus E-Disclosure – How The English Handle E-Discovery

The US system has attempted to become more flexible by relying substantially on effective meet and confers to enable the parties to sort out discovery obligations and avoid messy discovery disputes and unproductive motions practice. Unless the parties agree, this approach is fairly utopian. The English model goes one step further and provides for E-Disclosure instead of E-Discovery. Meaning you are obligated as a party to turn over that which is relevant to the case.

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Dealing With Legacy Data – What To Do About ESI Messes Today

Dealing With Legacy Data – What To Do About ESI Messes Today

Learn about the problem of storing lots and lots of data. More than the problems presented, we will talk about case law, approaches for dealing with this problem and why you should start acting today.

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