Historical Essays

Historical Essays2024-01-12T09:40:35-06:00

Historical eDJ Group essays from 2008-2018 have been migrated from the formal eDiscovery analyst site. Formatting, links and embedded images may be lost or corrupted in the migration. The legal technology market and practice has evolved rapidly and all historical content by eDJ analysts and guest authors were based on best knowledge when written and peer reviewed. This older content has been preserved for context and cannot be quoted or otherwise cited without written permission.

Kleen Products vs Da Silva Moore: Measurement vs Method

I have read more eDiscovery caselaw and commentary on these two matters in the last month than I ever wanted to. Although the issues around Technology Assisted Review (TAR) are important, it appears that the fervor and hype is being driven primarily by a wide variety of parties who are attempting to capitalize on the matters. Call me naïve, but it astounds me that any eDiscovery consultant or provider participating in an active case would publicize hearing transcripts, create press releases or otherwise put their own interests ahead of their clients. In Da Silva Moore the parties demonstrated laudable cooperation and agreement prior to the first hearing. They agreed to a relatively transparent protocol to tackle a massive collection. All of that has broken down and now there appears to be what could be a concerted effort to discredit magistrate judge Peck and force a recusal. Wow. Would this promising case have turned so acrimonious without the heavy publicity and marketing budgets of TAR providers? Possibly.

“P” is for Processing: Part 3

Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Chuck Rothman. Published: 2012-04-17 11:00:05  Parts 1 and 2 of this series illustrated some of the issues that should be considered when processing electronic records. This final part continues the discussion and ends with a checklist of questions to ask, in addition to the per-gig cost.Searchable ContentMost electronic records contain words. Some are typed into a computer, some are scanned [...]

eDiscovery Coming To The Cloud

While companies embrace The Cloud for various business purposes, the ability to conduct eDiscovery on information stored in The Cloud tends to be an afterthought – less than 16% of respondents in eDJ’s survey last year reported creating an eDiscovery plan before moving data to The Cloud. This number is not surprising. eDiscovery is not exactly the sexiest topic in the world and, unless a company has been burned before, there is less urgency to prepare for it. In addition, many just assume that, as long as data is searchable, eDiscovery requirements are met. It is not as simple as that, unfortunately. Recently, though, eDJ was briefed on product aimed at making eDiscovery of data stored in The Cloud possible in an efficient manner.

The Evolving Trends of Social Media eDiscovery: Tidbits from the Masters Series 2012 in San Francisco

Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Kevin L. Nichols. Published: 2012-04-23 10:04:44   The Masters Series completed its latest installment last week in San Francisco.  Its purpose is to shorten the divide between the recent technological advances in eDiscovery, data protection, records management, and other relevant areas.  Although various topics involved eDiscovery, such as procurement, predictive coding, IP litigation, and data privacy, this article focuses on the [...]

Are we Pricing Ourselves Out of Business?

Migrated from eDJGroupInc.com. Author: Mikki Tomlinson. Published: 2012-04-24 09:00:51  “Are we Pricing Ourselves Out of Business?” That was the first thing I heard when I answered an early morning phone call last week.  An industry veteran and long-time friend was on the other end of the line. We went on to have a very interesting conversation that I think is important to open up [...]

Vendors – A Dying Breed? Thoughts from IPRO Innovations

I always enjoy speaking at the IPRO Innovations conferences. They are a good mix of IPRO channel partners and corporate/firm customers, which makes for an excellent market sampling without the crazy crowds or sales intensity of Legal Tech. The IPRO team knows how to create a fun, relaxing atmosphere with enough real content to keep attendees engaged. You may have noticed my deliberate use of the slightly pejorative term “vendors” in my headline. I normally prefer ‘service providers’ to call out the ‘service’ and expertise that I hope is part of every eDiscovery project. ‘Vendor’ has always reminded me of a bulk commodity seller, think of Walmart selling eDiscovery.

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