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Two Catalyst Researchers Coauthor Book on Next-Generation Search
Two leaders of research and development here at Catalyst have helped write a seminal new book on search and information retrieval, Next Generation Search Engines: Advanced… [more]
Should the ‘Daubert’ Standard Apply to Predictive Coding? We May Know Soon
It's been a month since U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck issued his seminal opinion on predictive coding, Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, and it continues to make waves.… [more]
Judge Peck Provides a Primer on Computer-Assisted Review
Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck issued a landmark decision in Monique Da Silva Moore v. MSL Group, filed on Feb. 24, 2012. This much-blogged-about decision made headlines… [more]
In A Milestone for Predictive Coding, Judge Peck Says, ‘Go Ahead, Dive In!’
Lawyers and predictive coding are like kids around the swimming hole -- no one wants to be the first to dive in for fear the water is cold or it harbors scary creatures. But… [more]
Check for Privilege Before Turning Over Your Database: The Lesson in Thorncreek Apartments
Before you give opposing counsel the keys to your production database, run at least one check on the privilege field to see if any of your documents are marked “privileged.”… [more]
An On-the-Record Colloquy about Predictive Coding With Judge Peck
We all talk all the time about predictive coding, but it is not often that you get perspective on it direct from the battle-scarred trenches of high-stakes litigation. Over… [more]
The Case of the Missing Acronyms, Or How to Avoid Having to C.Y.A. in Search
You don't have to read too many legal documents to know that lawyers love to use acronyms and abbreviations. Why is it, then, that lawyers sometimes forget about acronyms… [more]
Best Practices in Predictive Coding: When are Pre-Culling and Keyword Searching Defensible?
Predictive coding is an effective e-discovery tool for ranking large sets of documents. However, it is commonly performed in a manner that may be severely under-inclusive--and… [more]
In E-Discovery, Even Google Needs Help with Search: Oracle Case is Lesson in the Complexity of Privilege Search
Lest anyone underestimate the complexity of privilege searching in e-discovery, consider the recent case in which none other than search giant Google got tripped up. Although… [more]
