Company A, who has large sales in the US, is a frequent target of patent litigation.Usually this is dealt with by the US subsidiary, however, this time it's necessary for the researchers in the head office's R & D department to submit their electronic information.In a meeting with the attorney, the number of custodians identified for evidence collection grows to 20 researchers.As E-mail is also targeted for collection, the company's in-house Legal Affairs Department becomes concerned that they cannot determine how much total data this includes.Around the same time, concerns are raised internally as they are told by acquaintances in other companies in their industry about the high cost of eDiscovery and attorney review fees.
For the Legal Department that has misgivings about sending confidential information to outside vendors, using Lit i View inside the company first to prepare critical documents for pending litigation is the right choice.Choosing Lit i View reduces the researcher's anxiety and earns their cooperation to collect necessary E-mail and electronic documents from their PCs.Because Lit i View can also connect to file servers, the system administrator can collect data by groups.After creating a keyword search list with the attorney, the usually difficult job of searching inside E-mail attachments can be easily performed and data extracted in the required format for delivery to the attorney within required deadlines.With the peace of mind that comes from completed data preparation, you can concentrate on the critical task of developing a strong litigation response strategy.
Company B exports automobile parts globally.The general manager of the US subsidiary receives information that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is conducting an investigation at another company within the same industry.The Legal Affairs Department reviews the situation but cannot determine if a problem exists in the company, so they propose consulting with the compliance commission about performing an internal audit.This information is communicated to management who recognizes the potential risk and decides to perform the audit.The company determines it's necessary to first do everything in house by performing a thorough internal review before engaging attorneys or eDiscovery specialists.Legal Affairs believes the company should create procedures that an attorney would consent to if a real investigation were to occur.
Company B has multiple products in each division which necessitates the audit be continuously performed.Company B uses Lotus Notes for E-mail. At first they tried to conduct a search within the mail software itself, but because it could not search inside attachments or compressed files, the review became problematic. By using Lit i View they were able to complete the search.In company B the Lotus Notes mail server database manages everything, and with Lit i View the Legal Affairs Department can directly copy data out of the database for review.
Extracted results from keyword searches can be divided between the 10 people in the Legal Affairs Department to perform the data review.A separate database is created containing the reviewer's comments associated with and concerning significant mail contents.Duplicate mail can be excluded from the system so that the audit can be concluded ahead of schedule, allowing the company to concentrate on meeting with the custodians to resolve any issues discovered in the internal audit.
