E-discovery: Consider retaining a special master

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An article by Matthew Prewitt posted on the legaltechtoday.com website.

This article suggests that special masters can be appointed by parties, at a shared cost.  The author suggests the use of special masters can be especially useful in jurisdictions with no local eDiscovery rules or precedents.

The article states, "The use of e-discovery special masters except for in the largest and most complex cases remains infrequent, principally because of concerns over cost. In this author’s view, the retention of a special master may be cost-effective in any case in which a dispute over the scope or methods of e-discovery could either have at least a six-figure impact on a party’s discovery budget or have a material impact on a party’s ability to obtain key evidence in any case with at least seven figures in controversy."