Pittsburgh federal judges give ACEDS details on launch of landmark e-discovery special masters project

The e-discovery status quo is under siege in the Western District of Pennsylvania, as a federal court in Pittsburgh turns to special masters to alleviate the burdens of potentially costly, ESI-heavy discovery undertakings. In November 2010, a committee chaired by Judge Joy Flowers Conti approved the establishment of a list of e-discovery special masters, the selection criteria for which was compiled by a subcommittee chaired by Judge Nora Barry Fischer. Recently the court finalized its approved list of special masters. Judges Conti and Fischer discussed the new program, as well as how they go about navigating the pitfalls of e-discovery, in an exclusive ACEDS podcast.

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