Big data sets are the “new normal” of discovery and bring with them six sinister large data set challenges, as recently detailed in my colleague Nick’s article. These challenges range from classics like overly broad privileged screens, to newer risks in ensuring sensitive information (such as personally identifiable information (PII) or proprietary information such as source code) does not inadvertently make its way into the hands of opposing parties or government regulators. While these challenges may seem insurmountable due to...
The current state of ediscovery is complex, inefficient, and cost prohibitive as data types and volumes continue to explode without bounds. Organizations of all sizes are bogged down in enormous amounts of unresponsive and duplicative electronically stored information (ESI) that still make it to the review stage, persistently the most expensive phase of ediscovery.