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August 31, 2019
The New Michigan Court Rules – Accelerating into the Digital Age
Welcome to the 21st Century! For the first time in three decades, the Michigan Supreme Court has issued comprehensive revisions of the state’s discovery rules. One major component of the extensive overhaul involves proportionality. That is, Michigan trial courts can...
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August 7, 2019
Predictive Coding: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you turn on your favorite television show, you know it will soon be interrupted by a commercial about a newly developed “wonder drug” that is touted as the cure for whatever ails you. And inevitably, at the end of...
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May 21, 2019
Shoring Up the Dam: Preventing Data Loss from Within
There it is, a drop of water on your ceiling. Thinking it a small issue, you place a bucket to collect the drips. A few days later, the entire ceiling crashes down. If only you had taken time to fix...
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October 13, 2018
Proportionality: Small Case, Big Message
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the area of proportional discovery, the case Small v. University Medical Center (UMC)¹ was the shot heard ‘round the world. The U.S. District Court’s ruling, in no uncertain terms, sent a message to companies facing even the potential of litigation: have a consistent, documented,...
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September 4, 2018
Don’t Stop Believin’: The Staying Power of Search Term Optimization
Some things never outlive their usefulness. Just as a steering wheel remains the preferred method of driving a vehicle, the use of keyword search terms in ediscovery remains a powerful technique in the ediscovery world. In recent years there has been considerable attention on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning techniques being applied to the challenges of ediscovery document review. Technology assisted review...
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