Contrary to popular thought, there’s more to e-discovery than just document review. The processing phase of the E-Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) historically refers to the conversion of paper and files into static TIFF images, but today it offers a compelling opportunity to filter out worthless data that would be a waste of time (and money) to view.
Some call this early case assessment (ECA), or more fittingly early data assessment (EDA), referring to the practice of letting a computer help you exclude, filter and cull out files in much the same way we trust a computer to filter out spam. No one wants to waste time reading messages that are completely irrelevant to our daily workflow.
