{"id":905621,"date":"2026-04-30T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=905621"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:18:22","slug":"ediscovery-5-challenges-construction-litigation-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/ediscovery-5-challenges-construction-litigation-support\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Unique Challenges in eDiscovery for Construction Litigation and How to Solve Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amanda Fong | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/5-ediscovery-challenges-construction-litigation-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nextpoint<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-checklist-case-management\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=case_management_checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">managed ediscovery<\/a> for a construction matter, you know it\u2019s a different beast. From seven-terabyte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-collection-checklist-essential-guide\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=ediscovery_collection_checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">data collections<\/a> to CAD files your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/legal-document-review-tools-case-study\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=doc_review_case_study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">review platform<\/a> can\u2019t even open, the challenges are real and specific. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/5-ediscovery-challenges-construction-litigation-support\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=construction-litigation-5-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">construction litigation support guide<\/a> draws from a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-webinars\/5-unique-challenges-in-ediscovery-for-construction-litigation\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=webinar&amp;utm_content=construction-litigation-5-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nextpoint + EDRM webinar<\/a> that covered the five most common pain points in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ediscovery<\/a> and how to tackle each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge #1: Large data and mobile collections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/construction-data-collection-ediscovery\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=construction-data-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Construction cases<\/a> don\u2019t just have a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-data-culling-reduce-costs\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=data_filtering_part_one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">data<\/a> \u2014 they have a lot of unique types of data. Scheduling software, CAD drawings, BIM models, Procore exports, text threads full of job site photos, and more can all present <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-challenges-avoid-7-common-issues\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=ediscovery_challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">challenges<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-terminology-key-terms-glossary\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=ediscovery_glossary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ediscovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When proprietary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/file-deduplication-software\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=deduplication_software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">file<\/a> types come in, you often can\u2019t preview them inside your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">review platform<\/a>. They pass through as unknowns, which means you\u2019re relying on outside experts to open and interpret them, or you\u2019re flattening them into images just so you can produce them to opposing counsel. April Williams, Advanced Certified Paralegal at W.G. Yates &amp; Sons Construction, put it plainly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are many different proprietary pieces of software that are used in construction \u2014 from scheduling to modeling software \u2014 that a lot of times the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ediscovery software<\/a> cannot read. So it ends up normally being a pass through. I know what it is, I know what the prefixes are. I just can\u2019t look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Producing those files to opposing counsel creates its own complications \u2014 they may not have access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/7-essential-tools-for-trial-prep-and-presentation\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=7-trial-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">software<\/a> needed to open them either, which means the files often end up in the hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-services\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\">experts<\/a> just to be interpreted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/why-screenshots-fail-in-mobile-ediscovery\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=mobile-collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mobile collections<\/a> add another layer. Text messages and job site photos are critical evidence in construction disputes, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-collection-best-practices-dangers-of-self-collection\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=self_collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">collecting<\/a> them properly (capturing full threads, reactions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/emojis-in-ediscovery\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=emojis-ediscovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">emojis<\/a> and all) requires a real strategy. Do you need the entire message history or just a specific date range? What format do you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-guides\/strategic-ediscovery-document-review\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=eguide&amp;utm_content=document_review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">review<\/a> messages in? Consider working with a partner experienced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/5-ediscovery-challenges-construction-litigation-support\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=construction-litigation-5-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">construction litigation support<\/a> who can help you think through these questions before you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-guides\/ediscovery-collections\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=eguide&amp;utm_content=ediscovery_collections\">collect<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to smoother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-webinars\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=webinars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ediscovery<\/a> is to have one person oversee all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-collections-guide\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=collection_eguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">collections<\/a>. It sounds simple, but having a single point of accountability who knows every data source, builds out the folder tree in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ediscovery platform<\/a>, and keeps a literal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/data-collection-2\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=checklist&amp;utm_content=data-collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">checklist<\/a>, is what separates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-webinars\/ediscovery-collection-strategy\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=webinar&amp;utm_content=ediscovery-collection-strategy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">defensible collection<\/a> from a headache waiting to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge #2: ESI Protocols<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/understanding-ediscovery-a-primer-on-esi-protocols\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=case_management_webinar_esi_protocols\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ESI protocols<\/a> matter in every case. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-guides\/construction-law-from-discovery-to-trial\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=eguide&amp;utm_content=construction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">construction litigation<\/a>, they really matter \u2014 because if opposing counsel asks for every email containing the word \u201cwindow,\u201d you\u2019re going to have a bad time. Every project has windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re wanting me to produce every single email in the Yates universe that has the word \u2018window\u2019 in it \u2014 all of our projects have windows,\u201d April said. \u201cThe only way I can do that is with some sort of limitations on either custodians or timeframes. You have to tie it to the project in some way \u2014 project names, project numbers, that sort of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few things to nail down in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/esi-protocol-ediscovery-checklist\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=esi_protocol_checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ESI protocols<\/a> and early conversations with opposing counsel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scope and proportionality:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-keyword-search-examples\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=keyword_search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Keywords<\/a> need to be tied to specific projects, custodians, and timeframes. Broad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/filter-by-keyword-ediscovery\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=data_filtering_part_two\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">keyword<\/a> lists in a construction <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-guides\/how-to-build-legal-case\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=eguide&amp;utm_content=trial_prep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">case<\/a> can generate astronomical result sets that are functionally useless to everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Metadata requirements: <\/strong>Agree on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/metadata-trial-what-jurors-really-notice\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=metadata-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">metadata<\/a> fields early. Yes, it can be adjusted later, but front-loading this conversation saves a lot of back-and-forth down the road. And remember: You can only produce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-metadata-turning-photos-into-courtroom-proof\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=kdp-metadata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">metadata<\/a> that actually exists on the file. No one can manufacture it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Threading:<\/strong> More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/esi-protocol-showdown-when-court-mandated-orders-trump-objections\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=esi-protocol-kdp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ESI protocols<\/a> now address email threading specifically \u2014 and for good reason. Threading can wipe out a third of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/document-review-process-ediscovery-strategies\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=document_review_part_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">review<\/a> time by collapsing back-and-forth exchanges into a single stream of conversation. Just keep in mind that a threaded email isn\u2019t always the cleanest imagery to put on a screen during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/trial-preparation-101\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=trial-prep-101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clawback provisions:<\/strong> Given the sheer volume of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/redacted-legal-document-tips-document-review\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=redacted_legal_documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">documents<\/a> in most construction matters, inadvertent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-production-formats-explained\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=ediscovery_production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">production<\/a> happens. A solid clawback provision is a sign of smart planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge #3: Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/5-ediscovery-challenges-construction-litigation-support\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=construction-litigation-5-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Construction cases<\/a> tend to have many cooks in the kitchen: in-house legal, outside counsel, multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-services\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">experts<\/a>, project managers, and IT support. Keeping everyone working consistently \u2014 using the same tags, the same folder structure, the same coding panel \u2014 is what holds the whole thing together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The person managing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ediscovery platform<\/a> often ends up as the unofficial first-line tech support, trainer, and institutional knowledge keeper all rolled into one. April described her approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll get questions from outside counsel and I\u2019ll be like, let\u2019s jump on a quick webinar. I\u2019ll jump on a screen share and show them what they need to be doing, what they need to be looking at, how they can find certain things. I will build that entire project file in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">platform<\/a> so they can trace it all the way back to where I got it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts often only need to see a narrow slice of the database. Sometimes the cleanest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">solution<\/a> is spinning up a separate database just for them, rather than trying to lock them out of specific folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge #4: Predictable pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April\u2019s largest active case sits at nearly seven terabytes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/understanding-big-data-litigation\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=big-data-litigation\">data<\/a>. Now imagine paying per gigabyte on that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-for-construction-litigation-3-data-challenges-to-understand\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=construction-data-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Construction litigation<\/a> is a data-heavy practice by nature \u2014 photos, videos, CAD files, large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-document-production-pdf\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=pdf_productions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PDFs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/native-files-litigation\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=native_files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">native<\/a> exports from project management software. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-processing-workflow-streamline-document-review\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=ediscovery_processing_workflow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">data<\/a> never shrinks. It only grows. Traditional per-gig <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-cost-calculator-compare-software-savings\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=ediscovery-cost-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">pricing models<\/a> make it nearly impossible to budget accurately from the start of the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why April chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ediscovery software<\/a> that operates on a per-seat licensing model, paying by the user, not by gigabytes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing able to think about it in terms of an unlimited amount of data and an unlimited amount of cases \u2014 a flat rate as opposed to this much per gigabyte per month \u2014 it was just a no-brainer for me as far as being able to minimize our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-pricing\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">costs<\/a>,\u201d April said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenge #5: Presenting complex information to a judge or a jury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The people who decide construction disputes (judges, jurors, arbitrators) are seeing a slew of complex information for the very first time. They haven\u2019t been living inside the project schedule for three years. They don\u2019t instinctively know what a cross-section of a trench looks like, how to read a CPM delay analysis, or what that CAD drawing is even showing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to gathering and producing evidence, your job is to also make it easy to understand. As Megan O\u2019Leary of Nextpoint framed it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe judge and jury are the fact finders \u2014 the triers of fact. You have to recognize that they\u2019re seeing it for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means building visuals that walk people through information step by step, not dumping a fully compiled timeline graphic on the screen and hoping they follow along. It means zooming in on the relevant section of a blueprint rather than displaying the whole thing. It means turning a dense financial calculation into a sequential story with each number introduced one at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And sometimes, it means going beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-guides\/strategic-ediscovery-document-review\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=eguide&amp;utm_content=document_review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">documents<\/a> entirely for more fluid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/the-key-to-winning-trial-presentation-how-fred-fein-mastered-the-courtroom-with-nextpoint\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=fred-fein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">trial presentations<\/a>. \u201cWe generally start with photos and then utilize different 3D modeling elements to be able to show things,\u201d Megan said. \u201cOnce something is modeled in the virtual environment, you can modify the view, change all sorts of different elements \u2014 show where the accident happened, what they were doing at a given time. You get a lot more flexibility with being able to walk people through that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The takeaway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/5-ediscovery-challenges-construction-litigation-support\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=construction-litigation-5-challenges\">Construction litigation<\/a> is fundamentally different from other matters. Attorneys must transform a vast sea of complex data and technical minutiae into a compelling story that resonates with a lay audience. But being prepared for potential roadblocks can help you bypass them altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All five of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/5-ediscovery-challenges-construction-litigation-support\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=construction-litigation-5-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">these challenges<\/a> are manageable when you\u2019ve got the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/ediscovery-workflow-book-checklist-manifesto\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=checklist-manifesto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">process<\/a>, the right people, and the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextpoint.com\/ediscovery-blog\/legal-document-management-systems-vs-ediscovery-platforms\/?utm_source=jdsupra&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=blog&amp;utm_content=document-management-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 801.641.8304, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Fong | Nextpoint If you\u2019ve ever managed ediscovery for a construction matter, you know it\u2019s a different beast. 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