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James Crane is an attorney, consultant and author with extensive experience in e-discovery management. In his practice, James has defended corporate clients in a variety of complex matters including multi-jurisdictional class actions and internal corporate and government regulatory investigations.
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Crane on Law by James Crane
"Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind." - Sir Francis Bacon
Milberg-Weiss Round Up
Published in Law Firms, General News, Corporate Counsel, Class Action, Best Practices by James Crane | Comment (0)
Most attorneys have at least casually followed the Milberg Weiss scandal that has been playing out for the last couple of years. The felony settlement by one of the class-action leaders included some troubling details that many people suspected, but hoped were not true. The partners at Milberg, Bill Lerach and Melvyn Weiss, admitted to felonies and settled for $75 million.
Five Reasons Companies Should NOT Conduct Their Own Forensic Investigations
Published in Spoliation, Outsourcing, Litigation, Evidence, EDiscovery, Corporate Counsel, Best Practices by James Crane | Comment (0)
Corporate counsel is always dealing with the challenges of controlling costs and providing their corporate client with the most defensible position. One question that always comes up is "why shouldn't we just collect our own data?" It's a good question. Many corporations have an IT department staffed with talented and available personnel.
Even the Greatest Thinkers Are Not Always Right
Published in Litigation, EDiscovery, Best Practices by James Crane | Comment (0)
Aristotle thought that earthquakes were caused by subterranean winds. OK, so he was a little off, according the USGS - tectonic plate movement simply fell outside his realm of experience. Like Aristotle, though, many attorneys think their methods are as good as it gets. What we attorneys have to learn is that there is always room for improvement. This is especially true with legal technology tools. Advances in scanning and optical character recognition, and new efficiencies in capturing and organizing digital data allow the technologically astute practitioner to nimbly navigate through a tangled jungle of documents. This saves the client money and ensures more accurate discovery.
