Our Insights on eDiscovery

Read on to learn more about the latest trends and insights in the world of digital discovery.

Want to Know How Fast Data is Growing? Get Your Ticker Here – eDiscovery Trends

If you’ve ever been to Manhattan in New York City, you may have seen the National Debt Clock that provides a “ticker” which keeps track of how fast the national debt is growing and each American family’s share of the debt. It’s a sobering number these days. But, did you know there is also a ticker available to show how fast the Digital Universe (of data in the world) is growing?

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Use of Model Order Doesn’t Avoid Discovery Disputes – eDiscovery Trends

In MediaTek, Inc. v. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., when the parties could not agree on search terms, California Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ordered one party to run test searches before lodging objections and required both parties to meet and confer before approaching the court with further discovery disputes.

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Electronic Discovery on a First Date – eDiscovery Trends

Amy Bowser-Rollins in her excellent Litigation Support Guru blog raised an interesting question this week. How should we describe “electronic discovery” to someone who has never heard the term before or had very little exposure to the legal industry?

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If You’re Feeling “Innovative”, This is the Conference For You – eDiscovery Trends

When it comes to informative sites regarding eDiscovery, IT-Lex is one of our favorites. We’ve referenced several of their stories over the past couple of years and have also conducted a two part thought leader interview with their president and editor-in-chief, Adam Losey. Now, IT-Lex is hosting their first conference and, we’re happy to have Samir Mathur, Managing Director and General Counsel of IT-Lex to provide a guest post to tell you more about the their inaugural Innovate conference next Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18.

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For Successful Discovery, Think Backwards – eDiscovery Best Practices

The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) has become the standard model for the workflow of the process for handling electronically stored information (ESI) in discovery. But, to succeed in discovery, regardless whether you’re the producing party or the receiving party, it might be helpful to think about the EDRM model backwards.

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