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  by Jim Wagner

  January 31, 2012

  2012 Prediction: Predictive Coding Arrives, Ready or Not

  The field of legal technology, and e-discovery in particular, is interesting. There’s a sentiment that the “favorite technology” changes every three to five years. Jim thinks that’s mostly true. Then there’s the saying that when it comes to this industry, the faces never change. And then there’s the truism that the legal industry is painfully slow to change. Don’t hold your breath, but Jim thinks, on this count, 2012 will be different.

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  by Matt Miller

  January 26, 2012

  Proposed Utah Rules May Be New Model for Discovery Standards

  If Utah has a claim to fame, it is probably not for being the hotbed of legal innovation. That may be changing.  With its recent revisions to Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 26, Utah joined a growing number of entities focused on driving reasonableness and proportionality to the discovery process. Unlike its recent predecessors, the [...]

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  by Matt Miller

  January 13, 2012

  Delaware Provides Default e-Discovery Limits

  Delaware’s recently issued Default Standard for Discovery provides and interesting and potentially effective mechanism for ensuring that discovery in a given case is reasonable and proportional. In this blog, Matt Miller examines the standards, and their likely implementation in Delaware and possibly other jurisdictions

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  by Maureen O'Neill

  December 1, 2011

  Mac E-Discovery in a Windows World: Apples to Apples?

  I have worked on several matters involving data collected from Macs with a trusted partner, BlackBag Technologies. They are an industry leader, providing Mac-based forensic and e-discovery data solutions. I co-authored this post with Paul Jordan, BlackBag’s VP of Corporate Development, who helped me advance my knowledge of why Mac e-discovery should be handled differently than Windows

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  by Matt Miller

  November 29, 2011

  Model Order Generates Buzz in District Courts

  In the weeks since Judge Radar’s revolutionary proposal, the e-discovery world has been abuzz. Do certain provisions represent a step too far? Most importantly, when and how courts should begin utilizing the Model Order? Over the past several weeks, Courts in the Eastern District of Texas and the Northern District of California have given us our first glimpse of how the Model Order may be utilized going forward.