Episode 16: Innovations in Recruitment: How Tech is Changing How Companies Hire
Predictive Coding’s ROI Outpaces Other Processes Even As Technology Costs Rise
Technology and the Law Come Together at Raytheon—Woods Abbott
An E-Discovery Litigator’s Perspective on LegalTech New York 2013
How Corporations Are Using Technology to Manage Costs of Discovery
Information Governance Will Replace Predictive Coding As Biggest Trend in E-Discovery—Judge Peck
While the use of artificial intelligence for drafting legal pleadings is a relatively new phenomenon, the deployment of artificial intelligence in pretrial discovery of electronically stored information is not. In fact, the...more
In this insight, Clare Reeve Curatola ask our experts, Jason Alvares and Chris Wheatley, to share their insights and thoughts on the developments and challenges in forensic technology. They also share practical tips to...more
Previously, I co-authored a two-part post on the advantages and disadvantages of using Technology Assisted Review (“TAR”) in E-Discovery document reviews. TAR helps attorneys during the review phase of E-Discovery by...more
Earlier this year, I recognized the ten-year anniversary of the landmark Da Silva Moore case that was the first court approval of predictive coding by the now retired New York Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck (with whom I have...more
- 12:00pm: Registration and Networking Lunch - 1:00pm: How to Successfully Communicate, Connect and Collect in our Hybrid World, with the EDRM’s Mary Mack - 1:45pm: The Art of Efficiency, with Everlaw’s Chuck Kellner -...more
Since Judge Andrew Peck’s ruling over nine years ago in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group, the use of Technology-Assisted Review (TAR) for managing review in eDiscovery has been court approved. Yet many lawyers...more
Advanced predictive coding solutions like technology-assisted review (“TAR”) are gaining popularity in the legal field. TAR uses artificial intelligence and allows litigators to streamline document review in ways they never...more
Technology-assisted review (TAR) has become a ubiquitous tool in the arsenal of discovery counsel. Recent scholarly research has established that TAR processes are less costly than traditional manual review, and yield...more
On January 1, the U.K. launched a disclosure pilot program. The program elevates technology-assisted review — often referred to as predictive coding — to a prominent role in English and Welsh business and property courts....more
Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure calls upon courts and litigants to “secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” And so, it comes as no surprise that technology...more
The Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court recently initiated changes that reflect its focus on utilizing efficiency, innovation and agility to attract high-stakes complex commercial cases to the New York...more
On October 1, 2018, a new Rule (specifically, a new subdivision to existing Rule 11-e) of the Commercial Division Rules, will go into effect. Rule 11-e governs Responses and Objections to Document Requests. ...more
When the High Court of England and Wales handed down judgment in the case of Brown v BCA Trading Ltd, it marked what is believed to be the first test of technology assisted review (TAR) for disclosure at a full trial in...more
PART TWO: This is part two of a series on my journey to appreciating TAR. Part one addressed defined TAR, described how it worked and provided tips on when you should consider using TAR. Part two addresses the TAR process,...more
PART ONE: This is part one of a series on my journey to appreciating TAR. Be on the lookout for part two in the coming weeks. Recently, I (Russ Beets) began work on a complex litigation case that had millions of documents...more
Traditional document review can be one of the most variable and expensive aspects of the discovery process. The good news is that there are innumerable analytic tools available to empower attorneys to work smarter, whereby...more
Legaltech, the largest legal technology event of the year, took place in New York City last week. Several Encompass team members joined thousands of electronic discovery and legal technology professionals from around the...more
You are involved in litigation and faced with a document review need, what now? Naturally you need to find attorneys to review these documents. To this end, depending on the volume of data at issue, many firms will either:...more
Cloud Computing - • Use this to convince your clients that their cloud storage may be discoverable: Open Text Corp. v. Grimes, 2017 WL 2733937 (D. Md. June 26, 2017) (Noting earlier entry of an agreed order requiring a...more
Several years ago, we were told that technology-assisted review (TAR) was the wave of the future and, by now, manual attorney review would likely be a thing of the past. Although TAR has gained some traction, it is not yet...more
The main problem with discovery is the cost. In a very small number of truly bet-the-company cases (for example, where the CEO’s emails must be produced) the greater risk can be failing to do discovery perfectly. But 99 times...more
On July 13, 2016, in Dynamo Holdings Limited P’ship v. Comm’r, the U.S. Tax Court strongly defended the taxpayer’s use of computer-assisted review in a dispute with the IRS. In a 2014 decision in the same case, the Tax Court...more
Anyone engaged or interested in the electronic disclosure process should pay close attention to the landmark decision handed down earlier this year by the English High Court in Pyrrho Investments Ltd v MWB Property Ltd...more