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Proportionality and Predictive Coding: A Hip Combination

Posted in Predictive Coding, Proportionality

Ok, excuse that bad joke. But the recent decision in In re: Biomet, the hip replacement multi-district litigation out of the Northern District of Indiana, is noteworthy because it discusses proportionality and predictive coding in the same space. The mere fact that predictive coding is an available tool doesn’t mean that it should be applied… Continue Reading

Judge Carter Refuses to Disqualify one of SDNY’s “Experts in E-Discovery” – Even More on Da Silva Moore

Posted in Predictive Coding

In prior posts, we’ve commented on the emerging judicial focus on the use of technology-assisted review/predictive coding as well as the twists and turns of Da Silva Moore, in which Magistrate Judge Peck permitted the use of predictive coding in a groundbreaking decision, only to have plaintiffs seek his recusal on the purported ground that… Continue Reading

Kleen Products Stipulation Resolves Request that Court Mandate Technology Assisted Review (for now)

Posted in Predictive Coding, TAR

As discussed in prior posts, the Da Silva Moore case is not the only story in the saga of predictive coding, or technology-assisted review (TAR). We alerted you that a magistrate judge in the Northern District of Illinois was hearing expert testimony on the effectiveness TAR. The discovery disputes in Kleen Products LLC v. Packaging… Continue Reading

Learning and Teaching About Predictive Coding Are Not Bases for Recusal – More on Da Silva Moore

Posted in Predictive Coding, TAR

Co-Authored by: Judy Selby and Jessica Nutt In prior posts, we’ve commented on the emerging judicial focus on the use of technology-assisted review/predictive coding, as well as the twists and turns of Da Silva Moore, in which Magistrate Judge Peck permitted the use of predictive coding in a groundbreaking decision, only to face demands for… Continue Reading

District Court Upholds Da Silva Moore Predictive Coding Order

Posted in Predictive Coding, TAR

Contributing  Authors: Gil Keteltas and Jessica Nutt Just as we were predicting that the disqualification side show in Da Silva Moore would “not prevent the district court from reaching the merits of the predictive coding dispute,” Judge Andrew Carter’s April 25th order adopted “Judge Peck’s rulings because they were well reasoned and they consider the… Continue Reading

New Horizons in Three Concurrent Cases: Predicting the Future of Predictive Coding

Posted in Predictive Coding, TAR

Co-authored by: Jessica Nutt Add a recent Virginia state court order to the growing list of orders regarding the use of technology assisted review (TAR)/predictive coding to reduce the burdens and costs – and, some would claim, to increase the accuracy — of review of electronically stored information (ESI). In a short order, half handwritten,… Continue Reading