Sitting with the C-Suite: eDiscovery Observations – Historical Lookback to 1990s and 2000s
If you’re involved in eDiscovery in any way, you’ve undoubtedly come across JSON files. These files increasingly act as the way in which we access and interact with digital evidence—especially as the limitations of screenshot...more
Businesses generate documentation and data at a rapid pace, both on and offline. Industries like banking and the financial sector regularly manage thousands of different types of documents. Keeping up with this cumulative...more
When Steve Davis was starting out as an investigator 30 years ago, forensics work required travel by, as he says, “planes, trains, and automobiles.” Forensic investigators lugged around pelican cases – sturdy,...more
In the fourth installment of our series on the 2023 Legal Industry Collaboration Data Survey, we turn our attention to an intriguing aspect revealed by the survey: the fluctuating confidence levels in managing legal data...more
Boshea v. Compass Marketing, Inc., 2023 WL 2743333 (D. Md. Mar. 31, 2023)(Hollander, J.), involved authentication of disputed electronically stored information. “Authentication” is a necessary predicate to all uses of ESI:...more
By using our smartphones, tablets and computers, we create and exchange a vast amount of electronic data every day, but what some may not know is that there is a whole other world of information hidden beneath the surface —...more
The submission of digital evidence traditionally required a sponsoring witness—something that could be time-consuming and expensive. Thankfully, as more and more online content, such as social media posts and chats, play a...more
Rakesh Madhava, the chief executive officer of Nextpoint, has extensive litigation experience, first as a litigation paralegal at, among other law firms, Kirkland & Ellis, and then as a litigation data consultant at FTI...more
As eDiscovery professionals, we all understand the use of digital technology, from laptops to smartphones to apps. As the use of all manner of devices continues to increase exponentially, their important role in litigation...more