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Pizza Hut Pie Tops – The Internet of Things Keeps Getting Stranger: eDiscovery Trends
 Pizza Hut Pie Tops – The Internet of Things Keeps Getting Stranger: eDiscovery Trends 841 218 CloudNine

A couple of weeks ago, Pizza Hut announced the release of a pair of sneakers dubbed Pie Tops II – yes, real wearable shoes – which will link with your phone via Bluetooth to connect with the Pizza Hut app, allowing you to order a pizza with the single push of a button on the shoe’s tongue. An additional feature connects with TV receivers like Xfinity, Spectrum, and DirecTV, pausing whatever you’re watching when the pizza arrives at the door. Yes, this is obviously a marketing gimmick, though it could be yet another sign we’re on the fast track to the world portrayed in the film Idiocracy. But when I saw this, I immediately imagined the possible eDiscovery implications.

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Brett Burney of Burney Consultants LLC: eDiscovery Trends 2018
 Brett Burney of Burney Consultants LLC: eDiscovery Trends 2018 373 393 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is Brett Burney. Brett is Principal of Burney Consultants LLC, and focuses the bulk of his time on bridging the chasm between the legal and technology frontiers of electronic discovery. Brett is also very active in the Mac-using lawyer community, working with lawyers who want to integrate Macs, iPhones & iPads into their practice. Prior to establishing Burney Consultants LLC, Brett spent over 5 years at the law firm of Thompson Hine LLP where he worked with litigation teams in building document databases, counseling on electronic discovery issues, and supporting their technology at trial & hearings. Brett graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2000 and quickly became active in the world of legal technology. Brett speaks around the country on litigation support, eDiscovery, Mac, and iOS-related topics and today authors a variety of blogs and online courses for legal professionals. Brett also served as the Chair of the ABA TECHSHOW 2015 Conference Planning Board and recently published the book “Macs in Law” for the American Bar Association. Brett is also the co-author the 2018 eDiscovery Buyers Guide.

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Webcast: Getting Off the Sidelines and into the Game using Technology Assisted Review (April 25, 2018)
 Webcast: Getting Off the Sidelines and into the Game using Technology Assisted Review (April 25, 2018) 150 150 CloudNine

The use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) has been accepted in the courts for several years, but most lawyers still don’t use it and many still don’t know what it is or how it works. Why not? This CLE-approved webcast will discuss what TAR really is, when it may be appropriate to consider for your case, what challenges can impact the use of TAR, and how to get started.

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ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO, Part Four: eDiscovery Trends
 ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO, Part Four: eDiscovery Trends 340 309 CloudNine

What does this mean for the future of ALSPs? They are likely to continue to expand as the complexity and specialization of legal services grows. How will they grow and what’s driving the growth? Let’s take a look.

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Court Grants Key Parts of Motion to Compel Against Safeway: eDiscovery Case Law
 Court Grants Key Parts of Motion to Compel Against Safeway: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., Illinois Magistrate Judge Tom Schanzle-Haskins allowed the Relator’s motion to compel in part, ordering the defendant to conduct and complete a TAR process on 575,000 issue files previously produced based on key number search alone and also ordering the defendant to produce PDX pharmacy transaction data (PDX Data) – all by March 16. However, Judge Schanzle-Haskins declined to order the defendant to produce the issue files as Image Files since it had previously produced them in native form and instructions only directed the defendant to produce image files if it created a litigation database.

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Mary Mack of ACEDS: eDiscovery Trends 2018
 Mary Mack of ACEDS: eDiscovery Trends 2018 288 390 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is Mary Mack of ACEDS. Mary is the Executive Director of the Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (ACEDS). E-discovery luminary and recipient of the Masters Conference Educator of the Year 2016, Mary provides ACEDS and its membership more than a decade of strong credibility and sound leadership within the e-discovery community. Mary is the author of A Process of Illumination: The Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery, considered by many to be the first popular book on e-discovery. She is the co-editor of the Thomson Reuters West treatise, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel.

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ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO, Part Three: eDiscovery Trends
 ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO, Part Three: eDiscovery Trends 336 341 CloudNine

Who is actually using an ALSP? What is the specific breakdown of these services? And, why are organizations using them? Let’s take a look and answer those questions here.

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Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases: eDiscovery Trends
 Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases: eDiscovery Trends 500 375 CloudNine

Criminal cases have long been thought of as an arena devoid of electronic discovery issues. But attorneys who regularly handle criminal cases know that’s not the case. So, are there any guidelines and best practices for handling eDiscovery in criminal cases? There are, and we’re going to discuss them in a webcast next week.

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ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO, Part Two: eDiscovery Trends
 ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO, Part Two: eDiscovery Trends 340 309 CloudNine

The first consideration in understanding new generation ALSPs is to understand how ALSP is defined. In general, ALSPs are niche companies that specialize in providing a number of high-demand legal services. Let’s take a look at those.

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ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO: eDiscovery Trends
 ALSP – Not Just Your Daddy’s LPO: eDiscovery Trends 336 341 CloudNine

One of the biggest topics of discussion at the recent Legaltech® conference in New York was Alternative Legal Service Providers or ALSPs. I was interested in the topic really because I was confused as to what the term ALSP meant. Like several other people I spoke with at the show, I originally considered an ALSP to be just a newer name that marketers had given to legal process outsourcing or LPO. However, there’s a lot more to ALSPs than a matter of rebranding. Let’s take a look.

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