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  by Maureen O'Neill

  May 4, 2012

  Judge Carter’s DaSilva Decision: Cleared for Takeoff?

  The e-discovery community has been abuzz since last week, when District Judge Carter issued a decision in DaSilva Moore v. Publicis Groupe SA, affirming Magistrate Judge Peck’s order approving an ESI protocol that provides for the use of predictive coding.  Read where Maureen’s reaction lies.

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  by Maureen O'Neill

  April 26, 2012

  Disclosure of Document Review Methodology – Should You or Shouldn’t You?

  In this blog, we examine an important question facing litigants in discovery: If the litigant decides to rely on “novel” methods of document review involving advanced analytics or predictive coding technologies, must they disclose those methods to the opposing party?

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  by Maureen O'Neill

  March 24, 2012

  E-Discovery Issues Emerge as Wage-and-Hour Litigation Soars

  Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) cases in federal court have “skyrocketed” recently. Along with the growing liability exposure all employers face as a result of these lawsuits, the costs of defending each case also increases as the e-discovery issues become more complex and more broad. This blog explores reasons for the escalation and some of the thorny e-discovery challenges.

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  by Maureen O'Neill

  February 22, 2012

  Predictive Coding at Work: A Practical Guide to Using Equivio>Relevance

  Maureen O’Neill, SVP Employment Law Practice Group, Marketplace Leader at DiscoverReady and Phil Richards, Chief Technology Officer at DiscoverReady join special guest Warwick Sharp, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development at Equivio for this informative webinar that discusses how Equivio>Relevance works, the various ways in which it can be used by litigants, and a practical guidance and best practices for implementing the technology effectively, efficiently and defensibly.

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  by Maureen O'Neill

  December 13, 2011

  Unique e-Discovery Challenges in Employment Litigation

  Disputes involving employment law, particularly complex class and collective actions, often give rise to unique e-Discovery issues.  In this webinar, SVP Employment Law Practice Group, Marketplace Leader at DiscoverReady, and Heather Morgan, Partner, Employment Law Department at Paul Hastings, explore those challenges and how to address them effectively.