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Forensic and e-Discovery Tools to Help Win Your Case

By Richard D. Lutkus
September 02, 2013

Winning or losing your client's case often rests on your ability to prove facts that support your client's position. While that can be accomplished in myriad ways, subject-matter expert witnesses play a prominent role in interpreting the facts available to them and helping the trier of fact reach a conclusion on the meaning of such information. Forensic and e-discovery experts are no different than any other experts in that their opinions can only be as solid as the information they can find and analyze.

The sheer quantity of data present in a modern litigation matter can be daunting for even the most skilled experts. Manual search and review is tedious, expensive and, in some cases, impractical. Some enterprising software developers have answered the call, aiding forensic and e-discovery service providers in reducing the amount of tedious work involved in certain aspects of their analysis. Other developers have focused on helping organize, visualize or preserve data.

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