The FBI should and could easily have finished its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop by no later than early Monday morning. And, consistent with its current policy, it should have disclosed the result of its review by no later than noon on Monday. Continue reading
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On August 3, 2015, ediscovery SAAS provider Logikcull unveiled the first all-inclusive, flat rate pricing plans in the ediscovery industry. I interviewed Logikcull’s CEO, Andy Wilson, about his company and its business model. What follows is an abridged version of that interview, vetted by Andy for accuracy. Continue reading
Even before either side does a first-pass review of their collected documents, they can easily identify which potentially-discoverable documents both sides already have in common. This process would be fast, inexpensive, and easy, and would allow new kinds of cooperation between parties.
Please take a look at Craig Ball’s informative blog post on deduplication and my comment. Craig explains why deduplication isn’t more widely used even though it makes ediscovery faster and cheaper, and he describes the main methods of deduplication. I add my view that reasonable counsel should agree on a bilateral deduplication method before any deduplication is done, and I include a few considerations about how counsel should use proportionality to determine what method is appropriate under the circumstances.
