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Judgmental v. Random Sampling
I have always been interested in search and discovery and, in particular, evaluating not just the efficiency of a search, but its effectiveness. The Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) has been around since 1992. In 1993, I participated as a graduate student. It is a forum for people to try out ideas on a common data set with common queries to learn how well those ideas work. There's no PowerPoint, no sales ' just results. It appealed to me as a learning opportunity.
This year I thought it would be interesting to do some testing on TREC data to determine the best way to start a computer-assisted review project. For anyone who doesn't know, computer-assisted review requires a case team to find some exemplars, code them manually, and feed them to a machine learning algorithm ' which then categorizes the remaining documents as responsive and non-responsive. To run my tests, I used Relativity Assisted Review from kCura.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?