DISCO’s Signature Speed Saves $94K in Antitrust Case
DISCO’s Signature Speed Saves $94K in Antitrust Case
A major transportation company was sued in federal court along with several of its competitors for violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The class action alleged coordinated anti-competitive behavior, including inflating the prices of the defendants’ services through an industry-wide conspiracy to artificially limit capacity. With almost 2 million documents to review and 20+ users spread across three Am Law 200 firms, the company was under significant pressure to cost-effectively manage the defense of the class action and achieve a positive result for the company. Given the complicated nature of the case, the company needed a partner that could help them make sense of the review, keep costs manageable, and ultimately provide their attorneys with the ammunition needed to achieve a positive legal result. The company opted to engage DISCO Ediscovery due to both the power of the platform but also the comprehensive professional services team available to help the company and its attorneys strategize on how best to approach the review. As a result of using DISCO Ediscovery and the speed of the platform, the company was able to save over $94,000. Additionally, because of outside counsel’s ability to quickly understand the merits of the case using the platform, the company successfully reached an early settlement agreement. They were able to avoid protracted litigation, exposure to treble damages, and costly potential reputational harm by partnering with an ediscovery team that let outside counsel drive the narrative early while keeping discovery costs predictable and reasonable.
DISCO’s Signature Speed Saves $94K in Antitrust Case
A major transportation company was sued in federal court along with several of its competitors for violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The class action alleged coordinated anti-competitive behavior, including inflating the prices of the defendants’ services through an industry-wide conspiracy to artificially limit capacity. With almost 2 million documents to review and 20+ users spread across three Am Law 200 firms, the company was under significant pressure to cost-effectively manage the defense of the class action and achieve a positive result for the company. Given the complicated nature of the case, the company needed a partner that could help them make sense of the review, keep costs manageable, and ultimately provide their attorneys with the ammunition needed to achieve a positive legal result. The company opted to engage DISCO Ediscovery due to both the power of the platform but also the comprehensive professional services team available to help the company and its attorneys strategize on how best to approach the review. As a result of using DISCO Ediscovery and the speed of the platform, the company was able to save over $94,000. Additionally, because of outside counsel’s ability to quickly understand the merits of the case using the platform, the company successfully reached an early settlement agreement. They were able to avoid protracted litigation, exposure to treble damages, and costly potential reputational harm by partnering with an ediscovery team that let outside counsel drive the narrative early while keeping discovery costs predictable and reasonable.