In the ever-evolving landscape of legal technology, the sole reliance on traditional search terms is rapidly becoming outdated. The legal field has long depended on keyword searches to sift through vast amounts of documents....more
What is the best discovery technique available? Is it the old reliable search terms or cutting-edge analytics that surface the most relevant data? Let’s look at the strengths and limitations of both methods in the current...more
Preparing a talk about keyword search, I set out to distill observations gleaned from a host of misbegotten keyword search efforts, many from the vantage point of the court’s neutral expert née Special Master assigned to...more
Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s blog covers the week of February 12-18. Here’s what’s...more
Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s blog covers the week of February 5-11. Here’s what’s...more
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published December 21, 2023 and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz and Robert Keeling of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and positions are those of...more
In the high-stakes arena of litigation and investigations, search terms have long been the reigning champion for data discovery. But is there an emerging contender that could dethrone this established method? In this grudge...more
We’re ready to “spring” into new eDiscovery case law disputes! Our April 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including a dispute over search terms and custodians for a...more
February 14th is for lovers – of unique and interesting eDiscovery case law disputes! Our February 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including declaration of a...more
The ESI protocol is a negotiated document that expressly states how the parties to a litigation should produce electronically stored information (ESI). The ESI protocol assures against surprises and commands that ESI is...more
Cross-border M&A deals reached an all-time high of $2.1 trillion in 2021. Many of these transactions were subjected to merger clearance proceedings in the US and/or abroad. As a result, an unprecedented number of US second...more
You rely on searching every single day, whether enmeshed in an eDiscovery project, shopping online, or figuring out where to go for dinner. There are differences in the intent and the treatment of those search results when...more
This post explains how to craft searches that get the results you're looking for in document review. We dive into the technical aspects of searching and provide ediscovery keyword search examples. ...more
Last time, I discussed one of our favorite judges to cover on the EDRM monthly case law webinar: Illinois Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole, who pulls no punches when it comes to how he views lack of cooperation and other...more
ESI Agreements cover the full gambit of e-discovery issues, from preservation expectations to production specifications. Sometimes, these agreements include an overview of the process by which the parties will identify the...more
DOC REVIEW PART II: ORGANIZING YOUR EVIDENCE & PROTECTING PRIVILEGE - Before we get too deep into our three part series on Document Review, let’s ask, why is document review even necessary? According to Rule 26 of the...more
Imagine you’re working on a relatively straightforward litigation matter involving a contract. You’ve agreed that “delivery” is a key search term for discovery. But as you’re reviewing your opponent’s production, you come...more
Keyword searching for electronic discovery is about balancing recall and precision to produce a proportional volume of electronically-stored information (ESI) that is responsive to the case, which could be thousands or even...more
Identifying attorney-client privilege is one of the most costly and time-consuming processes in ediscovery. Since the dawn of the workplace email, responding to discovery requests has had legal teams spending countless hours...more
If you read our previous blog on multi-language ediscovery, you’re aware of the challenges faced when dealing with international matters. Searching across languages with the same degree of accuracy and proportionality can be...more
Many in the eDiscovery industry recently have been struggling with the question: is it appropriate to use search terms to cull a document collection before using Technology Assisted Review to select documents for production?...more
Multidistrict litigation (MDL) has become a major component of the U.S. civil litigation system. MDLs now make up over half of the total civil caseload in the U.S., with product liability cases comprising the vast majority of...more