Matthew Nelson, Clean Sweep in Kleen Products Predictive Coding Battle? Not Exactly
The full text is available at http://www.clearwellsystems.com…
E-DISCOVERY
David Greene, The Dangers of Document Production
South Florida Trial Practice Referring to Coquina Investments v. Scott Rothstein and TD Bank, N.A., S.D. Fla. Case No. 10-60786-Civ-Cooke/Bandstra, and its Omnibus Order on Motion for Sanctions the author highlights how Judge Cooke insists on the: importance of taking care to fully, completely and timely produce documents in litigation. It is clear that litigation […]
In Re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 6:11-md-2299 (2012)
July 27, 2012, United States Magistrate Judge Hanna Doherty of the Western District of Louisiana entered a case management order outlining a protocol that the parties must follow during discovery of electronically stored information (ESI). The judge ordered and detailed predictive coding methodology the parties must utilize. The full text is available at http://pdfserver.amlaw.com… Open […]
Fed. Housing Fin. Agency v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., No. 1:11-cv-06188-DLC (S.D.N.Y. July 24, 2012)
On July 24, 2012, a New York District Court issued an order approving Defendant’s request to use TAR following its agreement to allow access to the relevant and irrelevant documents (save for privileged documents) in the seed set. Fed. Housing Fin. Agency v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., No. 1:11-cv-06188-DLC (S.D.N.Y. July 24, 2012) is […]
District of Columbia Bar Opinion 362
Opinion No. 362 of the District of Columbia Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee Topics: Non–lawyer Ownership of Discovery Service Vendors Summary of Committee: “Discovery service vendors, such as e–discovery vendors, cannot both practice law within the District of Columbia and be partially or entirely owned by passive non–lawyer investors consistent with D.C. Rule 5.4(b). This Committee’s […]
Moore v. Publicis Groupe, 868 F. Supp. 2d 137, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83659, 2012 WL 2218729 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)
This Opinion and Order arose from Plaintiffs’ Motion for Recusal or Disqualification asserting an appearance of partiality due to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck’s prior advocacy of predictive coding in appropriate cases. It presents a very detailed analysis of the recusal standards. The motion was denied because it was held untimely and meritless. […]
Samuel C. Stretton, Changing Times Mean Changing Ethics Issues for Lawyers
Legal Intelligence (May 9, 2012) The full text is available at: http://www.briggs…
Christopher Danzig, Virginia Judge Orders Predictive Coding, Despite Plaintiff Objections. Is This the Start of a New Era?, Above the Law
The full text is available at http://abovethelaw.com…
Global Aerospace Inc. v. Landow Aviation LP, No. CL 61040 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2012)
On April 23, 2012, Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck approved predictive coding despite plaintiff’s objections. The full text is available at http://pdfserver.amlaw.com… Open pdf
Matthew Nelson, Computer-Assisted Review “Acceptable in Appropriate Cases,” says Judge Peck in new Da Silva Moore eDiscovery Ruling
This is a comment of the federal case Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, 287 F.R.D. 182 (2012). The author states what is the real meaning of the Da Silva ruling for him: “The Court did not order the use of predictive coding” … “Computer-assisted review is not required in all cases”… “Predictive coding technology […]