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E-Discovery Lessons for 2011
Legal teams and judges faced a complex and ever-changing E-discovery landscape in 2011. Here are some of the trends I noted throughout the year: (1) In the midst of the trend of outsourcing e-discovery, a consistent and robust QC workflow is crucial. Performing the QC ensures attorneys are accurately reviewing outsourced work and protects clients from future […]
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I-Med Pharma, Inc. v. Biomatrix, Inc. No. 03-3677 (DRD), 2011 6140658 (D.N.J. Dec 9, 2011), highlights the dangers of carelessness and inattention in e-discovery. In that case, the court affirmed the order of the Magistrate Judge which excused plaintiff from the obligation of reviewing and producing millions of pages of documents recovered from unallocated space files […]
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Quality Checking the Review
The Quality Check (QC) process should begin after a first pass review of the documents has been completed. The QC team should consist of reviewers and project managers that have demonstrated a high level of understanding about the case and documents. Although the QC process will be different for each case, there are some general steps that […]
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Clawback – Trick or Treat
Many litigators do not employ the clawback trick. You just have to take a look at the circumstances surrounding J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc v. McDermott Will & Emery to bolster this point. Now, this may be the case because the clawback provisions appear in the Federal Rules of Evidence, rather than the Federal Rules of […]
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Errors
A recent eDiscovery Errors Survey reveals that technology has not solved the challenges posed by electronically stored information (ESI). In fact, technology is at the base of most of the mistakes that are made. Lawyers and litigation support professionals were the subject of the survey to identify areas where their organizations experienced the most pain in terms of […]
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