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& The Winners Are:

I am thrilled to announce the winners of the Law Firm/Law Dept. 2008 LTN Awards, which will be presented on Monday, Feb. 2 at our LTN Awards dinner:The judges were Andrew Adkins III, of the University of Florida Law School; Fredric Lederer, of the College of William & Mary School of Law; and David...

I offer my 2009 predictions in the latest issue of Law Technology News, and while I hope the whole column is worth reading, I at least managed to amuse myself with this excerpt: "The federal EDD rules are two years old. As every parent knows, the "terrible twos" are when toddlers, frustrated by...

Cloud Computing Increase Expected in 2009

Even though the state of the economy is the main focus of much of our attention now-a-days, the New Year promises to be an exciting year with new and enhanced technologies. One interesting technology trend is the movement we are seeing towards Cloud computing. In 2008, 13 percent of software sales...

#EDD 2009 Predictions

I predict the new year will bring with it several more rulings on Federal Rule of Evidence 502 as well as continued discussion on search and retrieval technology. We can certainly expect Magistrate Judges John Facciola and Paul Grimm to continue advancing the e-discovery bar with their thought...

Top Five e-Discovery Cases of 2008

Ralph here, feeling very Letterman-like. I recently came up with my top five cases of 2008. I usually have the decency to wait until the year is over before I perform a postmortem, but Kroll Ontrack's own top 5 list came out last week, and I found myself disagreeing publicly with most of their...

Fickle Futures, Failed Fortunes

Revisiting the still-disappointing film, "Total Recall" (1990), and the still-inspired, "Blade Runner" (1982). I noted a Sharper Image store circa 2084 in the former and a neon-esque billboard for Pan Am circa 2019 in the latter. Of course, Pan Am collapsed in 1992 and Sharper Image recently...

The E-Discovery Zone

Last week Browning Marean and I recorded the first of a monthly series of web based discussions on discovery and technology that we have undertaken. Called The E-Discovery Zone, the broadcast is sponsored by TechLaw Solutions and is now available. This initial discussion featured a conversation...

Poster Child of Non-cooperation

In a recent posting on a listserv, a user posted the following question: I have a Project file that needs to go opposing counsel. They have not asked for any native format, but what is the best format to send it in? TIFF? or PDF? Thanks for your help. In response, one user said:Not to start a big...

PSS Systems refreshes Atlas

PSS Systems announced the next release of the Atlas Suite (Atlas 4) that aims to eliminate unnecessary legal risk and reduce discovery and data management costs, working across legal, IT, finance and business units. The Atlas 4 release introduces 2 new modules that reduce discovery and data...

Fact buster

It used to be a well known fact that the rise in litigation costs, including the cost for e-discovery, drove many corporations and their lawyers to eschew court battles for alternative dispute resolution. But this is one fact that has become myth according to Thomas L. Aldrich. The experience of...