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On January 5, 2012, Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman signed an Amended Order ordering defendants to pay plaintiff $317,113.00, including costs and post judgment interest. That Order followed a September 19, 2011 jury verdict against 15 defendants, who were a group of mass tort attorneys, that were sued by the technology vendor Cataphora for breach of a document review contract. […]
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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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In 2011, according to a Digital University Study, a staggering 1.8 zettabytes of information was created and duplicated. It is estimated that by 2020, we will generate 50 times that amount of information. The impact of this growth has posed a peculiar burden upon the legal industry. This is mainly due to the fact that […]
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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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