A comprehensive assessment and analysis of electronic data in a litigation or investigation.
In today’s legal environment...
successful litigation management requires a
methodical and well planned approach. Understanding the underlying costs, merits of the
case, and makeup of the electronic evidence is crucial given the compressed timelines
dictated by the courts.
Performing an Early Case Assessment (ECA) can provide
valuable insight into all of these areas and better prepare the
litigation team for the "meet and confer" with the opposition.
A recent industry survey indicated that performing an early
case assessment resulted in a favorable outcome in 76% of
cases - among other benefits.
A well executed ECA assists the litigator and corporate counsel
in understanding the following:
• The custodians involved in the matter
• Where their data is located
• How much data the case involves
• If any of the data is inaccessible
Additionally, in some cases ECA can provide visual insight into the data itself.
Accordingly, ECA permits an informed risk assessment of the matter so the case can
be settled quickly if potential costs rise or the results of the data
visualization reveal bad facts.
Our Solution
Daticon's
ECA provides corporate and outside counsel with tools and strategies to
assist in assessing the policies, procedures and electronic evidence in
a case before or at the outset of litigation.
Some of the elements of Daticon's
ECA include: Review of the litigation hold procedures and
tactics, assistance with custodian identification, investigation
for possible inaccessibility or burden arguments, email and
file analytics, data sampling, overall case risk assessment, and
organizing all case tasks with a proven project management
methodology.
From a technology perspective, Daticon's ECA uniquely integrates
powerful analytic tools with decades of Electronic Discovery
experience to produce an industry leading solution. This
integration is critical because technology solutions alone produce
inadequate results. A viable solution must integrate technology
and process that conform to best practices.
Components
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Detailed strategy consulting with experienced attorneys and Electronic Discovery practitioners
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Identification of custodians and associated user data
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Ensure proper data preservation tactics and strategies
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Collection strategies to mitigate spoliation risks
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Data accessibility investigation with tools for meet and confer preparation
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Analysis of the organization's data infrastructure, including
on-site, remote, and partner data stores, with accessibility
status for each data type
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Advanced file analytics - volume, content and data visualization
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Sampling strategies to assist with burden arguments, provide insight
into the data set and lower total discovery costs
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Rule 26(f) and 16(b) preparation; early meet and
confer Electronic Discovery plans
Contact Daticon today to learn more about how our Early Case
Assessment can help you... Discover What Matters.
Early Case Assessment (ECA)