The problem is that to many people involved in litigation, this is too much work: “When requesting parties want all search hits in an email mailbox containing a common search term, they are asking for trouble. Requesting communications between specific people, over a set period of time, regarding specific subject matter, is one way to…
I just discovered this blog by Sara today, and was really taken aback by her story, since she was working in the same field I do, eDiscovery. I was driving down the road, same as I did every morning when I glanced over at a tree and thought to myself “Is there a way I…
Josh packs so much “right” into this little paragraph. “Attorneys should ask their clients whether they have used personal email to conduct business. Another topic is whether a person has a Gmail account used for Google Drive that is connected to their business. Asking these questions can avoid unpleasant surprises that can turn into a…
I’m not exactly sure how they thought this would work, “For example, Email 3 – an email purportedly from Plaintiff to Defendant — stated, “[w]e are interested in cutting off training. We are interested in taking over the business and moving it forward. We believe we can do this.” Yet, Email 4 — an email…
Craig asks: “There are different considerations for database content and the rare proprietary system; but, for your run-of-the-mill Windows or Mac operating system, this is just common sense that seems to be uncommonly absent. I ask you, Dear Reader, what moves lawyers to be so obtuse about something that is so freaking easy to understand…
It hasn’t completely disappeared from the AccessData website, but I can’t help but wonder if they are giving up on Summation as a competitor to Relativity at this point. Anyone hear anything official or otherwise from AD? “The integration involves a new direct export option. AccessData users can manage collection, search, preservation, legal hold and…