Electronic Discovery

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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

California Federal Court Awards Millions for Predictive Coding Costs in Document Review

by Christopher Corsi, Philip Yannella | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/18/2013

A federal court in California recently awarded defendants in a patent infringement case more than $2.8 million in attorneys’ fees relating to the use of “predictive coding,” also known as “computer-assisted technology,” to...more

Computer-Assisted Review Costs Awarded in California Patent Case

by Stephanie A. Blair, Jennifer Williams | Morgan Lewis on 3/4/2013

Court finds that using technology to undertake more efficient document review is reasonable. On February 1, Judge Anthony J. Battaglia of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California awarded more...more

Sanctioning Spoliation of Evidence

by Matthew Eandi | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 10/2/2012

Today’s Take: Sanctions for the Automatic Deletion of Evidence by Computers In my recent blog post entitled Preserving Evidence Through Demand Letters, we discussed how a demand letter can trigger the duty to preserve...more

Social Media and Discovery: New Technology, but the Old Rules Still Apply

by Miller Canfield on 9/30/2012

Originally published in Laches (Aug. 2011). 1. SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION IS GENERALLY DISCOVERABLE Social media has dramatically changed how humans interact with each other and the digital footprint left by...more

Is It Permissible for a Lawyer to Befriend a Witness on Facebook In Order to Gather Information for a Lawsuit?

by Nick Akerman on 9/30/2010

Ever worry that what you do on a social networking site could be used against you in a court of law? While no one is recommending that Facebook provide users with its own version of the Miranda rights, two Bar Associations...more