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May’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published May 15, 2024 and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz and Robert Keeling of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and positions are those of the...more

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2023 eDiscovery Case Law Review

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January is a time to set goals and ponder what the new year will bring. It is also a time to think about what happened last year. In the world of litigation, it is important for lawyers and eDiscovery professionals to take...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Ripped From the Headlines: Mystery of the Mar-a-Lago Docs & the Special Master - September 7th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET

Former President Donald J. Trump filed a motion to appoint a Special Master to review the material seized by the FBI from Mar-A-Lago. The stated purpose of the review by the Special Master is to remove nonrelevant and...more

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Ediscovery Checklist: How to Win the Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer

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Preparing for the Meet and Confer - Proper preparation and documentation during the Rule 26(f) meet and confer process will greatly improve efficiency in the ediscovery phase of your litigation....more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

NY Court Re-Affirms Privilege Protection for Personal Emails Sent by Law Firm Partner on Firm Email Account

Citing new deposition testimony, actor Justin Theroux in a recent motion asked the New York Supreme Court to reconsider its December 2020 denial of Theroux’s motion to compel production of emails that his neighbor, Norman...more

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Coverage Counsel Authors Insurer’s Letters – Leads To Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege

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The other thing more unexciting than a discovery dispute is reading about someone else’s discovery dispute. But Wednesday’s decision from the Washington federal court in Canyon Estates Condominium Association v. Atain...more

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Dual-Purpose, Patent Analysis Documents Found Immune from Discovery under Work Product Doctrine

In Limestone Memory Systems LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc. et al., the Discovery Master ruled that, under 9th Circuit law, pre-suit, patent analysis documents qualified for immunity from discovery under the work product...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

When Is Pre-Acquisition Analysis of Patents Protected from Discovery During Litigation?

A Discovery Master in Limestone Memory Systems LLC v. Micron Tech., Inc. pending in the Central District of California recently provided additional guidance to practitioners and patent owners on this important question. The...more

Butler Snow LLP

Nonreporting Employee/Experts Beware: A Follow-up on Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. RAZ Imports, Inc.

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It has been more than one year since the case Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. RAZ Imports, Inc., 2016 WL 6774231, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 158183, (D. Minn. Nov. 15, 2016) became a popular topic for the defense bar. As a brief recap, the...more

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Considerations Regarding Attorney-Client Privilege In The Joint Representation Of Multiple Clients

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The attorney-client privilege is one of the cornerstones of the legal profession. Despite the privilege’s sacrosanct nature, there are exceptions to the well-established rule that the communications between an attorney and...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

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Key Lessons From the Recent Precedential Order by Federal Circuit – Jurisdiction, Mandamus, and Privilege

On November 17, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit published a precedential order denying a petition for a writ of mandamus to overturn a district court’s determination. In In re: Rearden LLC,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"The E-Discovery Digest - October 2016"

The fifth 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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