February is the month of love. Hearts, candy, and flowers. The hint of spring harkening. The enthusiasm of a new year upon us. But for one federal court judge, the […]
No Love for the 2015 Discovery Amendments: Landry v. Swire Oilfield Services Read More »
Judge Peck sends a warning shot to the bar about meaningless, repetitive boilerplate responses to document requests. Judge Peck, in essense, tells counsel to RTFR (a Chris Dale acronym meaning
Boilerplate Objections Read More »
The US Supreme Court examined the inherent authority of the court to apply sanctions for discovery misconduct. The Court validated the court’s authority to apply a sanction for fees, but
Inherent Authority Read More »
With the General Data Protection Regulation about to go live in May 2018, all eyes are on the Supreme Court as they approach a SDNY Microsoft case where Microsoft does
Overseas Data and the Supreme Court Read More »
Consummate blogger @RalphLosey’s play by play on “Waymo v. Uber” #ediscovery case has everything: the Jacobs letter, ephemeral communication tools, Rules and ethics. Richly cited, with expert commentary. Waymo will
If you have cleaned out an attic, you’ve probably run across a box of forgotten treasures. I remember some years ago when my mom sold the house I grew up
Organizing Those Old Boxes in the Attic: E-Discovery and the JFK Documents Read More »
Court of Federal Claims Judge, Margaret Sweeney, who presides over Government litigation regarding oversight of financial institutions, has issued another opinion on attorney client privilege, this time distinguishing Federal Rule
Worst Nightmare: Court Uses 502 to Compel a Sneak Peek of Privileged Docs Read More »
In a recent NPR podcast entitled, “Your Cell Phone’s A Snitch,” we hear a story which, in many ways, is old news. They share talk about a string of armed robberies in
Data, Data, Everywhere: Critical Cyber Security Updates for 2018 Read More »
Just when eDiscovery specialists have gotten a handle on the more common forms of Electronically Stored Information (ESI), and have begun adapting to the newer data types such as cloud
The Internet-of-Things May Be New, But the Legal Processes Remain the Same Read More »