Judge Scheindlin Tells Government Agencies to Conduct Searches Again,...
As long as there have been saws, carpenters have lived by this axiom- "measure twice; cut once." To do the reverse and "save time" by skipping that second measurement too often results in a waste of...
View Article‘Siri®, How Much Discoverable ESI is on My Smartphone?’
'Siri®, How Much Discoverable ESI is on My Smartphone?' As anyone who has collided with someone staring at their smartphone and not where they are walking knows (known in Yoga circles as the...
View ArticleDisclosing Review Methods
Litigation can be a lot like those Russian matryoshka dolls. You know, the kind where you open one to find another, and another and another, etc.? This happens in litigation, when the parties lock...
View ArticleFTC Rules Get E-Discovery Makeover This Month
When really broad neckties went out of style, one solution might have been to take a pair of scissors to them and snip them to a modern-day width. Smarter guys might simply have taken them to a...
View ArticleThe Litigation Data Avalanche: Time To Move To The Cloud?
By Matthew Gillis and Steven Berrent For those of us who are trying to look down the road and see where the litigation technology industry is headed, it might be instructive to take a look back in...
View ArticleYou May Occupy Your Twitter Account, But Do You Own It?
If recent developments in New York Criminal Court are any indication, your social media, email and SMS texts are just as vulnerable to exposure as everyone has been saying they are. Such a trend is...
View ArticleU.S. Judge Says Plaintiff's Litigation Hold Doesn't Pass Smell Test, Directs...
Will your litigation hold meet a judge's expectations? And if not, what are the potential consequences? Are you looking at sanctions or millions of dollars' worth of forensic discovery? To get a...
View ArticleUse Predictive Coding and Get an E-Discovery Vendor, Judge Says, Or Tell Me...
Years ago, humorous writer Fran Lebowitz was asked about criticism of a judge overseeing one of the highest profile murder trials of all time. The jurist was taking heat for what people viewed as a...
View ArticleOutbreak of Reason Reported in Northern District of California: New...
American litigators in high-stakes cases can be aggressive, clever, passionate, smart and, if necessary, ruthless. And costs be damned! It's how they roll. In fact, some people who study these things...
View ArticleE-Discovery Checkpoints: A 360-Degree View-Part 1
Any image of a judge luxuriating on the bench like a silent referee on the elevated sidelines of the proceedings quickly melts away like tiny birthday candles when it comes to electronic discovery. To...
View ArticleApple® Products: Sturdy Security, PC Differences Require Special Attention in...
It seems like they have been around much longer, but the first iPod® was released by AppleInc. in November of 2001. Suddenly many consumers were using a product made by the maker of Mac® computers,...
View ArticleIn A Lurid Story Of E-Discovery And Ham, Magistrate Judge Tells Parties To...
In case you read the E-Discovery Brief to your kids at night, please be aware that this article contains sexual content not suitable for children under the age of, well, it's just not suitable. This is...
View ArticleThere Is Nothing Like The Real Thing: Copied And Pasted Data Insufficient...
When you're expecting a swell gift-and when only a name brand will do-it is hard to fake a smile of gratitude when you tear off the wrapping paper to reveal your brand new R-Manny suit. You look at it...
View ArticleInsurer’s Contractual Access To Agent Files Qualifies As Control Under FRCP 34
The contractual right to something-even if you don't have it in your hands-can qualify as possession, custody and control. This is how the U.S. District Court for New Jersey saw it...
View ArticleBig Data & E-Discovery: Your New Resource in Telling a Better Story
Are you using data analytics to identify profitability of individuals or specific matters? Or to support or refute claims and allegations? Or to spot and exploit trends and opportunities? While...
View ArticleE-Discovery Checkpoints: A 360-Degree View – Part 2: The Lawyer’s Perspective
When it comes to network hacking, corporate espionage, intellectual property theft and managing massive volumes of data in a multi-million-dollar business dispute, everyone can pretty much plan to...
View ArticleTo Define “Data Privacy,” You Will Need a Map, a Calendar and a Clock
What is "data privacy"? It is a lot like asking what "food" is. The answer depends on where you are, who you are, what time it is and how hungry you are. Breakfast in Japan often comprises miso...
View ArticleTrend Spotting: Law Firms Seek to Enhance In-House E-Discovery Capabilities
We have seen a recent uptick in announcements that law firms have developed or expanded their internal e-discovery capabilities. Providers are quick to note each time that a law firm licenses their...
View ArticleExporting Data to a Cloud Could Mean Importing Trouble
The concept of exporting might conjure up images of large shipping crates hoisted aboard ships or wheeled through the cargo bay doors of humongous transoceanic aircraft. What likely doesn’t come to...
View ArticleWhen EDI is Accessible and Proportionally Affordable, Plan to Produce
In case you were in doubt, being asked to provide “easily accessible” digital records of thousands of paper documents you already produced may not be considered unreasonably cumulative, duplicative or...
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