Electronic Discovery
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Document Review, Federal Judges, S.D.N.Y., Technology
Predictive Coding Debate Rages On: Judge Peck Stays Discovery in Groundbreaking Case
The back and forth over predictive coding continues.… -
Document Review, Election 2012, Election Law, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Politics, Technology
Inside Straight: Why Are Elections Like E-Discovery?
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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Document Review, Federal Judges, S.D.N.Y., Technology
Attempt To Overturn Judge Peck's Controversial Predictive Coding Ruling Denied; Robots Win the Day
Advocates for predictive coding break through another roadblock, as a federal judge shoots down another objection to the technology…
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Document Review, State Judges, Technology
Virginia Judge Orders Predictive Coding, Despite Plaintiff Objections. Is This the Start of a New Era?
Is acceptance of predictive coding starting to snowball in the judicial system? -
Cyberlaw, Defamation, Document Review, Free Speech, Technology, Texas
Texas Couple Wins Massive Defamation Verdict Against (No Longer) Anonymous Commenters
Anonymous Internet commenters get hit with a $13 million defamation verdict… -
Biglaw, Copyright, Cyberlaw, Entertainment Law, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Technology
Megaupload Trial May Never Happen Because of Possible FBI Error
The government makes another blunder in the Megaupload case... -
Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, S.D.N.Y., Technology
Plaintiffs Trying To Get Judge Peck Bounced from Landmark Predictive Coding Case
One of the parties in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Group, the first federal case in which a judge approved protective coding, has requested that Judge Andrew Peck, who made the order, recuse himself. What is the basis for the recusal request? -
Biglaw, Copyright, Cyberlaw, Entertainment Law, Federal Government, Google / Search Engines, Intellectual Property, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Technology, William Burck, YouTube
Quinn Emanuel Calls B.S. on Government Conflict-of-Interest Objection in Megaupload Case
Quinn Emanuel lashes back at the government's conflict of interest objection in the Megaupload case. What does QE have to say? - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Document Review, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, S.D.N.Y., Technology
Quote of the Day: First!
Counsel no longer have to worry about being the "first" or "guinea pig" for judicial acceptance of computer-assisted review.... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Document Review, Howrey LLP, Technology
Howrey's Old Client Files Are Neither Gone Nor Forgotten
The Howrey estate is embroiled in the painstaking process of destroying old files or returning them to former clients. There is still a long, long way to go. In today's Washington Post, we get to see a vivid illustration of the problems involved in putting to rest a massive law firm that bridged the paper and electronic eras. It is also a good cautionary tale for other firms: these documents will not just go away, even if your firm bites the dust… -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Facebook
What's Next for Paul Ceglia's Facebook Suit? Secret Email Addresses and a Possible Winklevoss Connection
Paul Ceglia‘s war with Facebook is the ridiculous lawsuit gift that just keeps on giving. We have covered the inveterate scam artist’s losing court battle for an ownership stake in Facebook time and time again. We can’t help it, because the stuff still being disclosed continues to be so absurd. Last time we mentioned the […] -
Document Review, Federal Judges, S.D.N.Y., Technology
The Future Has Arrived: For the First Time, Judge Orders Predictive Coding in a Federal Case
Just a few weeks ago, Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck (S.D.N.Y.) spoke to several hundred people at LegalTech New York about the importance of predictive coding for the future of electronic discovery. He expressed his hope that a federal court would, sooner rather than later, officially encourage using the technology in a case. Shortly after participating […] -
Document Review, Email Scandals, Media and Journalism
Judge's Turn To Hate On News Of The World
It might have seemed impossible, but things have gotten worse for those involved in the News of the World phone hacking scandal. In addition to all the other evidence against the now defunct newspaper, which was run by James Murdoch, the son of everyone’s favorite terrifying Australian media baron, new email evidence — that investigators […]
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Adoption, Family Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Intellectual Property, John Yoo, Non-Sequiturs, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 02.09.12
* How would you describe the mainstream media’s recent reporting on Citizens United? Not true, not true — and Dan Abrams explains why. [Mediaite via The Corner / Ramesh Ponnuru] * Whether the U.S. Constitution requires marriage equality can be debated as a matter of constitutional law. But as a policy matter, is this still […] -
Accounting / Accountants, Document Review, S.D.N.Y.
KPMG Recieves an E-Discovery Smackdown
I don’t always cover electronic discovery, but when I do, I prefer juicy court decisions. And that’s what we have today. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York released a blunt, controversial ruling last week, slamming down accounting firm KPMG for requesting a less intense preservation obligation. The case has […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Federal Judges, S.D.N.Y., Technology
Live at LegalTech: That's a Wrap, But the Predictive Coding Debate Is Only Heating up
LegalTech New York finished up earlier this week. I survived with only a minor case of technology loop, although my iPhone was begging for mercy by the end. The conference was frenetic, to say the least. There was a lot going on, regarding a cornucopia of technological topics and tools to help lawyers. As expected, […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Document Review, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, S.D.N.Y., Technology
Quote of the Day: Keyword Searching? You're Doing It Wrong
Keyword searching is absolutely terrible, in terms of statistical responsiveness. — Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck (S.D.N.Y.), in a panel today at the LegalTech conference. He spoke alongside Wachtell Lipton counsel Maura Grossman and Jackson Lewis partner Ralph Losey, on a panel that aimed to demystify cutting-edge, computer-assisted e-discovery technology. Peck is a vocal proponent of […] -
Document Review, Technology
Why Is the D.C. Court of Appeals Feeling Testy Toward E-Discovery Vendors?
Anyone who works with e-discovery has no doubt encountered the bewildering array of vendors and service providers clamoring for legal technology business. It can be confusing. As the e-discovery industry has exploded, vendors’ roles have expanded and changed as well. Just a few years ago, it was more common for attorneys and their firms to […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Disasters / Emergencies, Email Scandals, Technology
Airline E-mails Could Play a Big Part in Buffalo, NY Plane Crash Lawsuit
I’ve been writing about electronic discovery for almost three years now. I’ve learned that most of the time, it’s not worth trying to interest non-attorneys in the subject. My friends’, family’s, and girlfriend’s eyes glaze over pretty quickly when I started mentioning the EDRM model or document review. So when I saw the story early […] -
Contracts, Document Review, Litigators, Plaintiffs Firms, Technology, Trials
Prominent Plaintiffs' Attorneys Ordered to Pay Up After Losing Breach of Contract Trial
Last week, more than a dozen high-profile mass torts attorneys lost a San Francisco jury trial against a small technology company. The jury decided the attorneys had illegally breached a document review contract during the high-profile Chinese drywall class-action litigation. Tempers are still running hot, and we've got more from both sides of the dispute….