Posts Tagged "Identification"

Agreeing on Key Words, The Tooth Fairy and Other Myths

Agreeing on Key Words, The Tooth Fairy and Other Myths

With the big push on cooperating to reduce costs and improve discovery, we take on one of the big issues in electronic discovery, key word searching. Can you cooperate on key words and gain real efficiencies? Why do we battle over key words?

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Early Case Assessment (ECA) Strategies – The Wrong Way and The Right Way

Early Case Assessment (ECA) Strategies – The Wrong Way and The Right Way

We will talk about common methods used today; what some of their limitations are; how like any database driven task, a bad collection or poor records management at the front end can impede good ECA; and how new technologies like concept searching are making ECA easier to accomplish.

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The Legal Hold Battle

The Legal Hold Battle

In this podcast, we talk about what really goes through the minds of outside and in-house counsel when it comes time to implement a legal hold and preserve ESI. A recent informal survey of practicing E-Discovery attorneys and in-house attorneys revealed there might be some differences of opinion on how involved a legal hold should be.

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Building E-Discovery Work Flow

Building E-Discovery Work Flow

The topic for discussion in this podcast is how to create an E-Discovery process. Individual components will be discussed as well as the challenges of building process in the middle of a case.

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Pension Committee Opinion and Legal Holds

Pension Committee Opinion and Legal Holds

During this podcast we talk about the Pension Committee opinion, analyze the major flaws in the plaintiffs legal holds, how pervasive the problem of poor legal holds are, the importance of written legal holds, any unusual fact patterns in this case which might cause this case to be an anomaly, other problems illustrated by the case, and a wrap up with some tips for doing effective legal holds.

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The Case For Cooperation in Electronic Discovery

The Case For Cooperation in Electronic Discovery

If you have ever wondered how cooperation fits into the litigation world, this is a show for you to listen to. Each of the participants sits in different roles in the electronic discovery process and we will explore cooperation principles from their differing perspectives which come to similar conclusions. If both sides do not cooperate on discovery matters when there is substantial ESI involved, all parties run the risk of losing.

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The Relationship Between Effective Records Management and Legal Holds

The Relationship Between Effective Records Management and Legal Holds

On a past ESIBytes podcast on legal holds, I commented that legal holds strike me as being the “bastard child” of records management because they share so many of the same issues, with the exception that legal holds are done under the cloud of litigation and are sometimes easier to find funding for. Listen to these two experts talk about the these two processes and how to execute on both of them.

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Helpful Tips for ESI Data Mapping to Reduce E-Discovery Costs

Helpful Tips for ESI Data Mapping to Reduce E-Discovery Costs

Get practical advice on how create a data map to prepare for E-Discovery more efficiently. The first step of the legal hold process is identifying your ESI. Listen to our expert panel describe how to do this effectively and common mistakes that can be made and to avoid. An effective data mapping project can result in reduced e-discovery costs and act as an insurance policy against spoliation charges as an example of a company’s good faith efforts to keep track of their ESI for E-Discovery.

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E-Discovery of Databases – Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Perspectives

E-Discovery of Databases – Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Perspectives

What is unique about this show is it can turn into a bit of a debate because we have both plaintiff and defense oriented experts on this show. From both perspectives we will try to cover when database information can be useful to a case, how to get at it, what the challenges seem to be, the process of preserving, collecting and reviewing database ESI, proportionality concerns, where to find good database E-discovery experts, and what developments we see in the database field related to electronic discovery.

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Questions a Company Should Know About Records Management

Questions a Company Should Know About Records Management

In this podcast we explain why the answers to several questions must be answered by in-house attorneys. Sample questions include: 1) Who is involved in establishing an E-Discovery ready records management program or process? 2) Does the company have records management policies? 3) What are the company’s procedures regarding record holds? Are certain employees assigned specific responsibilities regarding records holds? What responsibilities would they be? What is the best way to let company employees know about a record hold?

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Electronic Discovery and Medical Records

Electronic Discovery and Medical Records

In this program we will discuss electronic discovery in general and how effective records management impacts e-discovery. We will then delve into the unique issues facing hospitals and other healthcare organizations as they implement electronic records management programs to get a better handle on delivering health care solutions to patients. With these efforts come more exposure to the world of electronic discovery.

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Working with First Time Clients on Electronic Discovery Projects

Working with First Time Clients on Electronic Discovery Projects

Listen to an all-star panel of attorneys discuss how to hand-hold a client who is experiencing electronic discovery litigation for the first time. The attorney panel we have assembled is well versed in this issue because each participant has headed up electronic discovery practices at sophisticated regional law firms with national practices.

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Part 1 Migrating From E-Discovery to Effective Records Management by an All Star Panel

Part 1 Migrating From E-Discovery to Effective Records Management by an All Star Panel

This is part 1 in a two part podcast. Listen to one of my older “vault shows” taped as a legal audio conference CLE by Pike & Fischer’s Digital Discovery and e-Evidence publication, which was subsequently acquired by BNA. This panel was the second show we did in this format and had an incredible panel as well as a very interesting topic – the link between records management and electronic discovery.

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Part 2 Migrating From E-Discovery to Effective Records Management by an All Star Panel

Part 2 Migrating From E-Discovery to Effective Records Management by an All Star Panel

This is part 2 in a two part podcast. Listen to one of my older “vault shows” taped as a legal audio conference CLE by Pike & Fischer’s Digital Discovery and e-Evidence publication, which was subsequently acquired by BNA. This panel was the second show we did in this format and had an incredible panel as well as a very interesting topic – the link between records management and electronic discovery.

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Electronic Discovery in Employment Law Cases

Electronic Discovery in Employment Law Cases

We will be discussing in the context of electronic discovery: (1) Harrasment and Discrimination cases, (2) Wage and Hour Cases, and (3) Missing Intellectual Property.

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