Why I Joined X1
Two weeks ago I joined X1 as CEO, a company I am convinced is in the process of disrupting not just the eDiscovery industry, but the regulatory compliance and corporate …
eDiscovery Veteran Craig Carpenter Joins X1 as CEO
Today we have some very exciting news: Craig Carpenter has joined X1 as our new CEO. Craig is a seasoned and experienced executive in the eDiscovery and information governance arena, …
Three Key eDiscovery Preservation Lessons from Small v. University Medical Center
Small v. University Medical Center is a recent 123-page decision focused exclusively on issues and challenges related to preservation of electronically stored information in a large enterprise. Its an important ESI …
Dark Web Evidence Critical to all Cyber Investigations and Many eDiscovery matters
The dark web is a component of the World Wide Web that is only accessible through special software or configurations, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable. …
When your “Compliance” and eDiscovery Processes Violate the GDPR
Time to reevaluate tools that rely on systemic data duplication The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective in May 2018. To briefly review, the GDPR applies to the …
X1 Announces Strategic Product Integration with Relativity
Today we are announcing some exciting news. Our X1 enterprise eDiscovery solution now integrates with Relativity, the industry leading e-discovery platform. X1 Distributed Discovery, a component of the X1 Enterprise …
GDPR Compliance Requires Effective Enterprise eDiscovery Search and Analysis Capabilities
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be in full force in May 2018, promises to profoundly impact global organizations, requiring the overhaul of their data audit and …
Federal Rule of Evidence 902(14) Will Especially Impact Social Media Evidence Preservation
On December 1, 2017, Federal Rule of Evidence 902(14) will go into effect, with a significant expected impact on social media evidence collection processes. To review, FRE 902(14) is a …
eDiscovery Tech Can Effectively Address Key Cybersecurity Requirements
Organizations spent an estimated 122.45 billion USD in 2016 on cybersecurity defense solutions and services, in a never-ending effort to procure better firewalls, anti-malware tools, and intrusion detection and prevention …
Updated Sedona Principles Disfavor Forensic Imaging and Over-collection for Routine eDiscovery Preservation
Last week The Sedona Conference (“TSC”) published revisions for public comment to its very influential Sedona Principles: The Sedona Principles, Third Edition: Best Practices, Recommendations & Principles for Addressing Electronic …
ILTA eDiscovery Survey Reflects Increased Social Media Discovery
The International Legal Technology Association recently published a very informative and comprehensive law firm eDiscovery practice survey “2016 Litigation and Practice Support Technology Survey.” ILTA received responses from 204 different …
Judge Facciola Addresses Impact of New Federal Rule of Evidence 902(14)
As part of our continuing coverage and analysis of Federal Rule of Evidence 902(14), we are highlighting a very notable Law Review article now available online, penned by Hon. Judge …
New Federal Rule of Evidence to Directly Impact Computer Forensics and eDiscovery Preservation Best Practices
At X1, an essential component of our mission is to develop and support exceptional technology for collecting electronic evidence to meet eDiscovery, investigative and compliance requirements. It is also our …
Key Social Media Evidence Missed, Court Finds “No Justification” for Defense Counsel’s Failure to Perform Adequate Pre-Trial Social Media Investigation
Last week the US District Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, affirmed a trial court’s ruling denying a motion for new trial based in part on newly discovered (post trial) social …
Changing the Game for Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer Efforts with Pre-Collection Early Data Assessment
One of the most important provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that impact eDiscovery is Rule 26(f), which requires the parties’ counsel to “meet and confer” in advance …
Court Bars Key Facebook Evidence in form of Screenshots for Lack of Authentication
Last week, the Louisiana appellate court, 4th Circuit, issued a written opinion in a felony criminal case disallowing key social media evidence due to a lack of authenticity. (State of …
True Enterprise-Wide eDiscovery Collection is Finally Here
My previous post discussed the inability of any software provider to solve a critical need by delivering a truly scalable eDiscovery preservation and collection solution that can search across thousands …