With an increase in the number of "Fast Track", "Rocket Docket" or "Delay Reduction" programs being implemented by many courts, the need to understand the facts in a matter quickly and easily is more important than ever before.   Doing this while at the same time controlling costs during the early case assessment phase of a matter is where the real improvements are these days.

 

Recent studies are proving out the pure (dollars and cents) impact that a solid and complete early case assessment has on WINNING the case.    So how does this process adapt to handle many (possible almost all) of the documentation, facts, custodians information, etc.  being in electronic form.

Do the Claims in the complaint have merit?     Is the proof one way or another of these claims in electronic form "ESI"?   Sampling a set of the custodians you believe have relevant emails and documents and running a complete analysis on this ESI and querying these records during the early case assessment just make sense in terms of locating relevant facts early.   Applications like earlyCASE ® (www.earlyCASE ® .com) make analyzing ediscovery fast and inexpensive very easy to do.

 

Understanding how much this case will cost?    There are many facets to this excercise,  everyone will agree that a significant part is HOW TO Reduce / Control costs of the case.   With the ever rising number of documents being requested in the discovery process (most of which are stored electronically),  electronic discovery and the review of these documents can make up a very large part of the costs of a case.   Without quantifying these costs as closely and accurately puts you in a better position to weigh the economics of a matter.   earlyCASE ® 's ability to analyze your eDiscovery / ESI and letting you adjust assumptions to end up with a rock solid and defensible budget and timeline.   The better job you do at the early case assessment stage, the more likely you are to avoid unesscary costs and spend less in the eDiscovery and document review phases of your case.

 

Better (more accurate) Budgets = Better Results

 

As eDiscovery has got to be a partnership between the enterprise and counsel representing them,  so does the early case assessment process.     Using new tools and technology like earlyCASE ® , not only makes the early case assessment more valuable, it also makes it easier and more accurate.

For more information on earlyCASE ® visit:   http://www.earlyCASE ® .com

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