The Data Mining Issue, May, 2003

Providing useful information for busy Litigation Professionals...

DON'T PRINT - DON'T BATES LABEL - DON'T SCAN - DON'T CODE

Remember, E-Mails and electronic documents are already digital. To print, bates label, copy, scan and then code these electronic files WASTES TIME & MONEY! Before you take any unnecessary steps contact us today for a free consultation on how our Digital Discovery Process will save you time and money.

Q. In my requests for production, I've asked the other side to produce all their electronic documents. I expected them to print the stuff out. Instead, they've sent me CDs full of data. HELP! What do I do now?

A. There are a variety of tools that you can use to mine the data that you've been given. In fact, you may already own software which can delve into the zeros and ones of electronic discovery. Programs like Summation and Concordance have the ability to handle "e-docs" already built in.

Click here to see what options you have to view e-docs...

SDNY Revisits, Revises Rowe Standards for E-discovery Cost Allocation: New Seven-Factor Test to decide who pays for Electronic Discovery

In a high-stakes employment discrimination case, a federal judge this week proposed solutions to two pressing problems of modern litigation: the extent to which inaccessible electronic data is discoverable and who should pay for its production. Zubulake v. UBS Warburg, 02 Civ. 1243 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y., decided May 13, 2003).

To read the new seven-factor test, click here

Imagine carrying your work home with you on a key chain sized hard drive! No more back breaking boxes to maneuver. Now you can take your work home with you!

LSI is giving away these 32 MB USB drives. This key chain sized drive will hold the equivalent of about 600 scanned pages. The Pen Drive is a portable hard drive that plugs right in to your computer's USB port. It's fast, compact, safe and fully self-contained. You can copy files to and from the drive. Taking work home with you is a flash!

To request information on how to receive your free 32 MB USB drive please click this link...

Courts are requiring that documents are to be filed electronically. Learn how to utilize Adobe Acrobat to create e-docs ready for electronic filing.

The discussion will include lessons in using the latest technology to gain a competitive edge by creating hyperlinked electronic briefs, electronic settlement brochures, electronic closing binders, security issues, and more. The seminar will be held at noon on June 5, 2003 at the City Club; 901 Main Street; Dallas, Texas. (Complimentary lunch is included.)

To attend this FREE seminar, click here...

How can I create a Lookup Table from existing data?

There may be an occasion where you have an existing database and you wish that you could take one of the fields that already has data in it and create a look-up table out of that data. It is possible to do that in Summation. It takes a few steps, but compared to the time it would save on re-entering that data in a look-up table it is well worth it.

Click here to read the brief Summation Tutorial...

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