Category: eDiscovery

  • Comparing TAR (Technology-Assisted Review) to Generative AI in eDiscovery Work

    25 Jun 2024

    In the ever-evolving landscape of eDiscovery, legal professionals are constantly seeking innovative technologies to streamline document review processes and enhance efficiency. Two prominent technologies garnered significant attention in recent years are Technology-Assisted Review (TAR) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). While both TAR and Generative AI offer unique eDiscovery benefits, they

  • The Impact of Generative AI on Legal Discovery Workflow

    18 Jun 2024

    Generative AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, has emerged as a game-changer in the legal profession, particularly in discovery workflow. This article aims to provide a basic overview of the strengths and weaknesses of Generative AI and its potential to revolutionize the discovery process for smart legal professionals.

  • Generative AI for Document Review: Revolutionizing the Legal Industry

    11 Jun 2024

    The legal industry is undergoing a significant transformation with the integration of Generative AI into the document review process. This advanced technology has the potential to revolutionize the way legal professionals approach their work, offering benefits such as increased efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and improved accuracy. This article will explore how lawyers

  • 50,000 Foot Overview of Generative AI for Document Review

    30 May 2024

    Generative AI technologies like large language models transform how legal teams and other professionals approach document review and analysis. By leveraging the latest artificial intelligence, organizations can supercharge their document workflows, increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and more effectively surfacing key insights. What is Generative AI for Document Review?  Generative AI

  • Jason Meyers’ Top 5 Everlaw Features

    8 May 2024

    ILS is excited to offer the Everlaw tool to our clients, an eDiscovery platform that offers a range of innovative features designed to enhance legal workflows. Our consultant, Jason Meyers, shares five of his favorite Everlaw features. 1. Predictive Coding and AI-Assisted Review Everlaw leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to

  • Plaintiffs Defeat Defendant Uber’s Objections to Litigation Hold and Data Source Production 

    24 Apr 2024

    A recent ruling in Jane Doe LS 340 et al. v Uber Technologies, Case No. 23-md-03084-CRB (ND CA Jan 9, 2024) addressed litigants’ obligations to disclose legal hold information and sources of electronic data. In the multi-district litigation where Plaintiffs allege that Uber failed to implement appropriate safety measures to

  • The Evolution of Email Attachments and Implications for Discovery

    18 Apr 2024

    The use of attachments in digital communication has undergone a significant evolution. Initially rooted in the traditional practice of physically attaching files to emails or chat communications, it has transitioned towards a modern approach centered around using shared links through cloud storage platforms like Google Workspace and M365 (Microsoft 365).

  • Motion For Spoliation Sanctions for Deletion of Surveillance Video Denied

    15 Jun 2023

    In OLIVER v. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, Case No. 22-CV-149 (E.D. Wisconsin, May 8, 2023), before the Court, among others, was Plaintiff’s motion for spoliation sanctions based on Amazon’s alleged destruction of surveillance video that Plaintiff contended was vital to her case. Plaintiff alleged that while she was employed at Amazon

  • Court Concludes Defendant Did Not Take Reasonable Steps to Preserve Evidence in Anticipation of Litigation

    2 Jun 2023

    In IN RE GOOGLE PLAY STORE ANTITRUST LITIGATION, Case No. 21-md-02981-JD (N.D. Cal., March 28, 2023), before the Court was Plaintiffs’ request for sanctions under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e). Plaintiffs alleged Google did not adequately preserve communications that were exchanged internally on its Chat message system, and therefore

  • Motion to Compel Examination of Personal and Business Electronic Devices Denied After Court Found Motion Pre-mature and Based on Speculation

    12 May 2023

    In PARTNERS INSIGHT, LLC v. JENNIFER GILL ET AL., Case No. 2:22-cv-739-SPC-KCD (M.D. Florida, April 10, 2023), before the Court was Plaintiffs’ motion to compel a forensic examination of Defendants’ personal and business electronics. Plaintiffs were affiliated entities that provided management assistance for optometry practices, which includes running marketing and