“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.“ -Justice Potter Stewart You know what I like most about standards, the fact that there are so many to choose from. You have IEEE… Read more
E-Discovery Times Are a Changin’…Or Are They?
I just had time to sit down and digest the annual Fulbright and Jaworski Litigation Trends Report for 2011 and it gave me much food for thought. For example, only 6% of the respondents correctly predicted a decrease in litigation in the 2010 survey,… Read more
Criminal Defense Series Part I: Tips for Handling E-Discovery when Representing a CJA Defendant
Representing a CJA (Criminal Justice Act) defendant has always posed a unique set of challenges, but now with the explosion of electronic evidence, the task is becoming even more overwhelming. Daunting in a civil litigation with endless resources,… Read more
Is per-gig pricing dead?
Costs can add up. Several years ago, a leading car company purchased an eDiscovery analytics appliance. For a relatively small amount of money up front and what seemed like a reasonable per-gig charge, they got quality processing and analytics… Read more
In eDiscovery, Forensics Is NOT a 4 letter Word
It is not clear when it happened but the marketing cycle surrounding the word forensics has clearly come full circle. Ten years ago, forensics was really a bad word in the eDiscovery market. It implied a level of black magic that few people were… Read more
Aaref Hilaly: Thanks for the Insight!
On August 11th Aaref Hilaly posted his critique of AccessData’s acquisition of Summation. As CEO of AccessData I must admit I was amazed that the CEO of Clearwell would be as aggressive as he was in that article. To be honest I was amazed he wrote… Read more