What were the top e-discovery developments of the past year? Legally? Technologically? Here’s what a sampling of leading litigators had to say.

Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe in the Southern District of New York is interesting from both a legal and technological standpoint. For the first time, a court approved the use of predictive -coding technology for discovery. The order, which was appealed and affirmed, set the stage for the use of predictive coding to reduce litigation costs and speed the discovery process. ” — Steve Silverman, Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine