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Predictions 2010: Blawgers Dust Off Their Crystal Balls

By Robert J. Ambrogi

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," cautioned philosopher George Santayana a century ago. As the year and the decade come to a close, there is plenty of remembering going on, with legal bloggers and newspapers offering year-end lists and decade-end lists. Meanwhile, some legal bloggers are looking ahead to 2010 and offering their predictions of what lies ahead. One such prescient professional is Mary Mack, corporate technology counsel for Fios Inc., who has compiled her 2010 predictions for the e-discovery market. Her top prediction is one that is already proving true: There will be increased adoption of early case assessment. Some others of Mack's predictions may be more debatable -- or at least more controversial -- including that certification will start to be a prerequisite for an entry-level job in e-discovery services. The prediction I find most interesting is that cloud computing will be embraced "without concern for jurisdiction and nexus issues," with the result that there will be "surprises in taxation, intellectual property, privacy, privilege or evidence." (In a separate post, Mack grades the accuracy of her 2009 predictions.) Speaking of cloud computing, Larry Port offers five predictions for its future as a tool...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).