Looking Back at the New Federal Rules: Was It Worth It?
With an old Judge, old lawyer and old technologist, we explore the utility of the new rules and whether this panel believes many years of work pushing the amendments through will make a difference on the practice of eDiscovery. It’s an interesting question and one which this panel dives into.
Read MoreJudicial Perspectives on New Rule 26 on Proportionality
This podcast delves into the aspects of the new Federal Rules (and Rule 26 in particular) dealing with proportionality and their potential impact on the legal community. We discuss recent opinions on proportionality and a law review article co-authored by Judge LaPorte on this topic.
Read MoreRetired eDiscovery Judges Podcast – Nolan, Hedges, Waxse and Facciola
Several retired or semi-retired judges who have made substantial contributions to the world of eDiscovery discuss the challenges they have seen in eDiscovery, what they are doing now, and what their feelings are about the profession going forward.
Read MoreeDiscovery Pioneers Craig Ball and Tom O’Connor Launch New Podcast Series
Craig Ball and Tom O’Connor join us to talk about their new E-Discovery podcast series. These two guests are witty and intelligent on e-discovery issues. We are thrilled to have them on our show to discuss their educational views on e-discovery topics.
Read MoreUsing E-Discovery Counsel to Innovate
Learn about the role eDiscovery counsel can play in eDiscovery innovation and process improvement. Each of our guests serves as eDiscovery Counsel for clients who often hire other law firms to litigate. Listen in as we hear their perspective why this works as well as some of the challenges of becoming eDiscovery Counsel.
Read MoreInnovating Technology in E-Discovery
In this show, we talk about the challenges of getting lawyers to open their minds and their wallets and grasp newer technology, let alone use it. We thought it would be interesting to have two entrepreneur technologists on the show to talk about their perspectives on gaining adoption of new technologies in the legal space.
Read MoreTop 10 eDiscovery Cases of 2013 with Ron Hedges
Former New Jersey Magistrate Judge and E-Discovery Expert Ron Hedges as well as attorney Patricia Antezana discuss 2013’s Top 10 eDiscovery cases.
Read MoreDiscovery Land Show
This show takes a special look back at the E-Discovery Board Game built in 2005 by Karl as he is joined by some of the experts featured prominently in the game. Guests include Kevin Esposito – the million dollar bill, Jim Michalowicz – the $500,000 bill, Jim Daley – the $100,000 bill and Tim Opsitnick – the $50,000 bill. The purpose of the show is to look back at how we saw issues back in 2005 when we built the game and then look forward to 2014 and see if we see things the same way now.
Read MoreUsing Contracts to Manage E-Discovery Risks
Hear the arguments for using contracts to limit risks in eDiscovery and commercial litigation. This excellent idea hasn’t received enough publicity in the electronic discovery industry.
Read MoreBiomet a BioMess?
Discussion of the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2391) regarding the pre-cull of ESI using keywords before predictive coding.
Read MoreNew Summer Class for E-Discovery Training
In this podcast, we talk about the new summer school program in e-discovery for law students. Come listen to find out more about this program and forward it to law students you know so they can get access to these tools even if their current law school doesn’t offer a similar class.
Read MoreMaking Predictive Coding Pizza at the DESI V Conference in Rome
In this show, we talk about the upcoming DESI V conference in Rome, Italy which will focus on predictive coding. DESI is a more technical conference than the typical CLE program and you are just as apt to meet a thought leader who is a lawyer as you are likely to meet the chief scientist behind software you might be using or might be hitting the market soon. It is a pure and academic experience which I highly recommend after attending DESI IV in Pittsburgh, PA in 2011.
Read MoreOver Processing of ESI and The Microsoft Letter – Part 2
This is part 2 of a 2 part series on over processing of ESI and the Microsoft letter. For this show, we added Tom Gricks, head of the predictive coding department at Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis. We go beyond case law and try to use common sense to discuss if there are solutions to this problem. The other solution might be to continue the status quo and wait for new federal rules to try and bail us out.
Read MoreOver Processing of ESI and The Microsoft Letter – Part 1
On today’s show, we do part 1 of a 2 part series on the problems of over collection and the challenges this presents to corporations. We’ll discuss the incredible analysis that Microsoft put together in preparation for a meeting in Dallas for the Rules Subcommittee to discuss detailed metrics on why the Federal Rules on E-Discovery need more guidance on the obligations companies should adhere to in order to make them proportionate to the case at hand.
Read MoreLegalTech 2013 ESIBytes Podcast
This is a special ESIBytes show discussing the upcoming LegalTech in New York City from January 29 – 31. Joining us as a guest on this show is Henry Dicker, Vice President of Events at ALM, Executive Director, LegalTech. Henry has been with ALM for 13 years and has been running the LegalTech brand for his entire tenure. LegalTech for those who are unfamiliar, is the preeminent legal technology show in the world and is being held in New York City.
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