Law Technology News - E-Discovery & Compliance News

Nuix Partners With Zapproved and Cowen Group

Monica Bay

Nuix will be official sponsor of The Cowen Group's Information Governance Group and is announcing legal hold software as a service jointly produced with Zapproved.

Iris Data Services Picks Equivio for Email Threading, Near-Duplicates

Michael Roach

Iris Data Services, a provider of electronic discovery and computer forensic services, announced its incorporation of Equivio's email threading and near-duplicate technologies.

Judge Peck Stays Defendant MSL Production in 'Da Silva Moore'

Monica Bay

In a cryptic order Monday, Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck has issued a stay, halting defendant MSLGroup's ESI production in the high-profile and contentious litigation Monique Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSLGroup.

Judicial Misunderstanding of Technology and Child Pornography

Jonathan I. Ezor

A recent New York Court of Appeals decision addressing child porn, People v. Kent, is based on a profound misunderstanding of how the internet works, writes Jonathan I. Ezor of the Touro Law Center.

TREC 2012 Legal Track Canceled

Evan Koblentz

The U.S. government's Text Retrieval Conference is skipping its planned 2012 project, and software company Recommind has been asked not to participate.

Cyberthreat Cooperation Emerging Between U.S. Industry, Government

Catherine Dunn

The natural gas pipeline sector has been targeted by cyber-intrusions, and reports have shown growing cooperation between industry and government agencies to combat these threats.

Daegis Hires Jillson as E-Discovery President

Evan Koblentz

Daegis has hired former AccessData and LexisNexis executive Deborah Jillson as president of its e-discovery division, the company announced Thursday.

'Da Silva Moore' Plaintiffs Continue Discovery Objections

Sean Doherty

Plaintiffs in Monique da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe on Wednesday filed an objection to Magistrate Judge Peck's rejection, with apparent fanfare, of plaintiffs' request to stay discovery.

AccessData Planning E-Discovery Apps Integration

Evan Koblentz

AccessData plans to continue expanding its e-discovery product lineup with bundled applications, cloud options, and data visualization software.

Changing Times Mean Changing Ethics Issues for Lawyers

Samuel C. Stretton

Lawyer Samuel C. Stretton writes that the essence of being a lawyer cannot be lost to an ever-changing world of computer technology, despite a movement toward tech-related ethics rules changes.

Using Spend-Tracking Software to Get GCs and CFOs on the Same Page

Catherine Dunn

Rob Thomas, co-founder of Serengeti Law's spend-tracking software, explains how software as a service can help put GCs and CFOs on the same side of the ledger.

Defendants in 'Da Silva Moore' Oppose Motion to Recuse Judge

Michael Roach

On April 30, the defendants in da Silva Moore filed a formal opposition to the plaintiffs' motion to recuse Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck.

Does Predictive Coding Spell Doom for Entry-Level Associates?

Three Atlanta-based lawyers address the technological benefits predictive coding brings to document review, as well as the worry that it's a job-killer for young associates.

Empire Discovery Gets OrcaTec for Predictive Coding

Michael Roach

Empire Discovery, a New York-based litigation support provider, announced Tuesday its adoption of OrcaTec's Document Decisioning Suite for its predictive coding tool called OrcaPredict.

Actiance Releases Vantage for Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Belmont, Calif.-based Actiance, a developer of data security and compliance applications, has released Vantage for Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

Take Two: Reactions to 'Da Silva Moore' Predictive Coding Order

Evan Koblentz

Initial reactions to Judge Andrew Carter's order upholding that predictive coding be used in da Silva Moore, rife with excitement, are becoming more measured and cautious.

The Trouble With Antitrust Compliance and 10 Ways to Fix It

Theodore Banks

Does your company's antitrust compliance program make the grade? Since the DOJ seems short on guidance, antitrust lawyer Theodore Banks outlines 10 steps to put a company on the path to compliance.

DOJ Wants Cell Phone Tracking Records Kept Secret

Mike Scarcella

The Justice Department said the government should not be forced to publicly disclose information about criminal cases involving mobile phone tracking that ended in dismissed charges or acquittal.

Nod to Predictive Coding in 'Da Silva Moore' Stirs Caution, Excitement

Evan Koblentz

Feedback is flying fast around the affirmation of Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck's predictive coding order in the potentially historic discovery phase of the da Silva Moore labor dispute.

Applied Discovery Names Kelli Clark VP of Solutions and Services

Michael Roach

Kelli Clark has been named vice president of solutions and services at Applied Discovery, a provider of e-discovery services and software based in Bellevue, Wash.

Peck Decision on Use of Predictive Coding Upheld in N.Y. Federal Court

Mark Hamblett

Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck's ruling allowing the use of predictive coding, aka computer-assisted review, has been upheld by U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter.

Judge Carter OKs Peck's Predictive Coding Decision in 'Da Silva Moore'

Evan Koblentz

Predictive coding software will be used in the case of Monique da Silva Moore v. Publicis Group SA, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Carter has ruled.

Discovery Spat Resolved in Alien Tort Case Over 'Plan Colombia'

Ross Todd

A D.C. federal judge has resolved a dispute over "non-spray flight line data" in a decade-old Alien Tort Claims Act case involving U.S. anti-narcotics efforts in the Andean jungle.

Smart Scope and Smarter Tools Help Cut E-Discovery Costs

Craig R. Smith

To cut down e-discovery costs, attorney Craig R. Smith suggests limiting the scope of e-discovery at the very beginning of a case and using sophisticated software tools to manage your data.

Ohio Court Addresses Text Messages and the Fourth Amendment

Joshua A. Engel

The question of who can challenge a search of cell phone records was before an Ohio court on Aug. 13. The case, from the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth District, is State v. Young.

Judge Orders Predictive Coding Over Plaintiff Objection

Evan Koblentz

A state judge in Virginia on Monday ordered that defendants in a case about a collapsed airplane hangar can use predictive coding, despite plaintiff's objections that the technology is not as effective as purely human review.

Silanis Announces e-Sign Enterprise 4.1

Silanis, a Montreal-based provider of electronic signature technology, has announced version 4.1 of its e-Sign Enterprise e-signature platform.

17a-4 Releases DataParser Version 7.0

17a-4, a Millbrook, N.Y.-based developer of e-discovery and data archiving technologies, has released version 7.0 of its DataParser compliance software platform for use with Microsoft Lync.

'Briggs' and Emerging Standards on Government E-Discovery Obligations

Norman C. Simon, Brendan M. Schulman, and Samantha V. Ettari

Briggs and the recommendations for criminal e-discovery show a growing expectation that the government produce ESI in a reasonably usable format, write Kramer Levin's Norman C. Simon, Brendan M. Schulman, and Samantha V. Ettari.

Reed Smith Adds Equivio Zoom to Its E-Discovery Arsenal

Michael Roach

International law firm Reed Smith will deploy Equivio's Zoom platform as part of its overall in-house e-discovery build-up, the e-discovery software provider announced.