When litigating high-profile cases, attorneys must tread carefully in handling confidential materials, especially when protective orders are in place. In Cahill v. Nike, Inc., an inadvertent disclosure by counsel to […]
How the Inadvertent Violation of a Protective Order Led to Sanctions Against Counsel Read More »
What if I told you roughly 11% of senior legal operations believe that their business partners don’t consider them to be trusted advisors? Doesn’t seem like a lot, does it?
Harnessing Data for Legal Operations Excellence: Insights and Strategies Read More »
In Safelite Grp., Inc. v. Lockridge, the U.S. District Court examined whether a cease-and-desist letter triggers a duty to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) and how routine deletion of text
How the Default Settings for the Deletion of Text Messages Can Impact Sanctions Read More »
In Dale v. Deutsche Telekom AG, Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole addressed a recurring issue in complex litigation—whether in-house counsel are appropriate custodians in discovery. The October 4, 2024 decision also
In-House Counsel in the Custodian Debate: Balancing Proportionality and Relevance Read More »
What role should generative artificial intelligence play in e-discovery processes? Are claims of the efficacy of using large language models in e-discovery bold, naked assertions or have they been tested
Thoughts on the Use of LLMs in E-Discovery Read More »
9/2/2024 BatchGuru – Transform Metadata in Relativity BatchGuru from vdiscovery and Nikolai Pozdniakov’s Hashtaglegal, is a set of tools to be used in a Relativity workspace which helps you easily
Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – September 2024 Read More »
Many of you have been in the position to “do the math” on eDiscovery vendors. It used to be more complicated, then almost everyone went to gigabyte pricing models. But
Pricing: Compare, Contrast, Decide, Repeat Read More »
In EEOC v. Formel D USA, Inc. (September 12, 2024), the U.S. District Court’s ruling underscored a critical lesson for litigators: failure to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) can lead
How the Failure to Preserve Led to Production of the Legal Hold Notice Read More »
At Relativity Fest Chicago 2024, I had the opportunity to moderate the ACEDS-sponsored panel discussion on the crucial subject of building e-discovery teams. Joining me for the session aptly titled
E-Discovery Team Building: Strategies for Cultivating Proficient and Exceptional Teams Read More »
A recent decision from the Northern District of California, UAB “Planner5D” v. Meta Platforms, Inc. addresses a growing challenge in ediscovery: whether hyperlinked files embedded in emails and other documents