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A Refresher on Legal Privileges for Client Communications

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The multitude of new digital communications and social media platforms available in today’s technologically advanced world is a double-edged sword. As helpful as they are in speeding communications, opening new avenues of...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Delaware Court: Redactions in Court Filings Should Not Be an Afterthought

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Last week US District Court Judge Richard Andrews rejected two separate parties’ filings in the District of Delaware because portions were redacted in their entirety. This practice applies universally to all District of...more

Sands Anderson PC

On Lawyer Communication

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Any discussion of the attorney-client relationship involves communication and allocating authority between the lawyer and the client. Rule 1.2(a) provides that...more

Jones Day

Trouble in Paradise: No Privilege for Stolen Documents

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The Situation: In an era of sophisticated cyberattacks and data leaks, questions have been raised over whether the doctrine of legal professional privilege ("LPP") should be extended to provide clients with a legal right to...more

Kilpatrick

Planning for a Successful Document Collection – Best Practices

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There is often a lot of discussion around the processing and review of documents in a litigation, most likely because these phases end up costing the most money and taking the most time. What is often overlooked, however, is...more

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Crafting Effective ESI Agreements

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With the proliferation of workplace and personal electronically stored information (“ESI”) these days, it may be a scary proposition for any litigant to deal with the preservation, collection, review, and production of this...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Will the GDPR Ease Cross-Border Data Transfers for Purposes of E-Discovery?

As the clock ticks down to May 25, 2018, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) becomes fully enforceable throughout the EU, the Internet and airwaves have become saturated with guidance for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The E-Discovery Digest - March 2018

The ninth edition of The E-Discovery Digest focuses on recent decisions addressing the scope and application of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine, spoliation, and discovery responses....more

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2017 eDiscovery Case Law Review

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Electronic discovery cases that made headlines in 2017 featured well-known names such as Taylor Swift and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Craigslist’s “Virtual Presence” Enough for B.C. Court’s Jurisdiction

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Is San Francisco-based Craigslist subject to a third-party production order in criminal proceedings in British Columbia, despite having only a “virtual” presence in the province? The province’s Court of Appeal said yes in a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

In the SDNY, A Party Is Sanctioned For The Preservation Failures Of A Third-Party

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Ronnie Van Zant, Inc. v. Pyle, No. 17 Civ. 3360 (RWS), 2017 WL 3721777 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 28, 2017)- In this case, the Southern District of New York imposed an adverse inference against defendants for their failure to...more

Kilpatrick

Filing An Early Motion To Strike Class Allegations

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A recent decision by the Western District of Michigan is indicative of the increasing trend in federal district courts to grant early motions to strike class allegations where it is obvious that a class cannot be certified....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Summaries of All Supreme Court and Precedential Federal Circuit Patent Cases Decided Since Jun. 1, 2016

This paper is based on reports on precedential patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit distributed by Peter Heuser on a weekly basis. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Always Stay in Vegas: Considerations When Discovery of Privileged Communications Is Sought in a...

In most instances, discovery disputes over applicability of a privilege are litigated in the same jurisdiction where the privileged relationship arose, and the availability of that privilege is clear. But what happens when a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2017"

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a district court ruling against Wendy's that continues a shift toward an increase in merchants' data protection responsibilities and the Article 29 Working...more

Troutman Pepper

Why Courts Should Not Go 'Over and Above' the Federal Rules to Impose Sanctions for Loss of ESI

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A recent case offers a cautionary tale of how courts may cite to the requirements of amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e), which governs imposing sanctions for failure to preserve electronically stored information...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Class Action Fairness Act Author Introduces New Bill That Would Drastically Reform Class Action Litigation

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the author of the Class Action Fairness Act, introduced the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017” last week that would substantially change class action...more

BakerHostetler

‘Ancient’ Data (and Documents): Prepare for Federal Changes to a Long-standing Hearsay Exception

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Unbeknownst to many, changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence governing the hearsay exception for ancient documents (FRE 803(16)), and additional rules governing self-authentication of evidence generated by electronic...more

Troutman Pepper

A Framework for Applying Proportionality in E-Discovery: The Sedona Conference Principles

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The principles provide a useful framework for the application of proportionality to preservation, as well as practical guidance for negotiating the scope of discovery. The Sedona Conference — a research and educational...more

Morgan Lewis

An Attempt at Efficiency: A Look at the TTAB’s Upcoming Rule Changes

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The rule changes are aimed at streamlining proceedings before the TTAB. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or the Board) will implement several important rule changes as of January 14, 2017. The changes will...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

The Basics of International Privacy Law for Commercial Litigators, Part 3: Cross-Border Discovery Issues

As explained in Part I and Part II of this series, U.S.-based commercial litigators should be aware that other countries’ privacy laws may affect their cases in unexpected ways. Perhaps the most likely stage for these issues...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Not a Foreign Concept: Court Orders Production of Native ESI Files to Verify That Data Had Not Been Manipulated

A common issue in almost any case involving the production of electronically stored information (“ESI”) is the format in which the parties will produce the ESI. Typically, ESI may be produced in one of four formats: native...more

Blank Rome LLP

E-Discovery Search Methodology Cannot Be Forced Upon Producing Party

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Action Item: Companies and individuals involved in litigation that includes e-discovery, should be aware of a decision last week by Magistrate Andrew J. Peck, whose e-discovery decisions are well-regarded in the legal...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Real Value of Lawyers to Compliance

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The legal profession is transforming itself, especially in the area of compliance. Lawyers are an invaluable part of a compliance program. They provide important perspective and understanding of risk, they help a company to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Personnel Investigation By Outside Attorney Protected From Disclosure In Discovery

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California Court of Appeal holds that (1) an outside attorney’s investigation can be privileged even though the attorney simply investigated facts, and (2) the employer does not waive the privilege simply...more

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