eDiscovery
FindLaw's Legal Technology Center's eDiscovery collection includes free articles on one of the biggest topics in legal technology. In 2005, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) were amended to integrate electronic discovery into the litigation process. Understanding these complex rules may be crucial to the success of your legal matter.
Electronic Discovery
eDiscovery Articles
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The practice of Managed Document Review (MDR) has developed to alleviate uncertainty, inefficiency and costs associated with document review. -
Free electronic publication of court opinions has occurred for over decade, and advanced searching of this online public record has yielded some offensive results for individuals. -
"Big data" is a term that is thrown around frequently, but what does it really mean? Moreover, how does it impact e-discovery? -
This article will look at the changing approaches and attitudes around managing ever-growing volumes of data involved in litigation and government investigations. -
Have you ever received a call or letter from opposing counsel, "kindly" advising you that they discovered an incriminating photo on your personal injury client's Facebook page that shows your client performing ski jumps at a time when they were allegedly injured and unable to work? -
It has been almost a year since the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) were amended with respect to discovery of electronic data. As can be seen, the stakes are enormous, as failure to comply with electronic production obligations can lead to serious sanctions, sometimes to the tune of millions of dollars. -
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced a comprehensive e-Discovery initiative that includes two new e-Discovery Connectors and supporting services for users of Symantec Enterprise Vault(TM) Discovery Accelerator. These new connectors will provide tight integration with third-party case management, review, analytics, forensics and desktop collection tools. -
Predictive coding (also known as technology assisted review) heavily leverages statistics to reduce the time needed to examine large document sets that in the past may have taken a group of attorney reviewers weeks or months to review at great cost. -
Do we keep our current review platform or upgrade to one of the newer in-house models? For many law firms, now's the time to ask that question. -
Litigation, especially when e-discovery is involved, can be a very costly endeavor. Faced with these costs, clients are often forced to settle a case they feel they could win, since it doesn’t make financial sense to proceed. This results in a loss of business for law firms and a lack of justice for the parties involved. Yet it doesn’t have to be that way.