Extract from Kelly Twigger’s article “#CaseoftheWeek Episode 134: What Are the Risks of Self-Collection in eDiscovery?”
In Episode 134, our CEO and Founder, Kelly Twigger revisits counsel’s obligations to supervise and the perils of self-collection and the standard for extending a discovery deadline set under the court’s scheduling order in ZAGG, Inc. v. Ichilevici, 2024 WL 557899 (S.D. Fla. 2024).
Introduction
Welcome to this week’s Case of the Week series brought to you by eDiscovery Assistant in partnership with ACEDS. My name is Kelly Twigger. I am the CEO and founder at eDiscovery Assistant, your GPS for ediscovery knowledge and education. Thanks so much for joining me today.
Each week, as you know, on the Case of the Week, I choose a recent decision in ediscovery and talk to you about the practical implications of what the court had to say. This week’s decision raises the issues of self-collection, as well as the standard for extending discovery deadlines — two crucial issues that come up regularly. In fact, we discussed self-collection at the University of Florida eDiscovery Conference last week, so I thought this one was pretty timely.
One announcement before we dive into the case for this week. Our 2023 Case Law Report is now available. Deja will drop the link into the comments or post it for you to grab at no cost. The report details the dramatic rise in ediscovery decisions in 2023 and the trends that the case law is showing us. A huge thanks to Cassandre Coyer at ALM for writing up the report for Legaltech News this morning.
