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Worried About Waiving Privilege via Inadvertent Production? You’ll Want to Read This.

In this week’s Case of the Week, I dive into a critical decision from FTC v. Amazon.com, Inc. (August 1, 2024), which underscores the precarious nature of privilege in document production—particularly in the context of...more

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Possession, Custody, or Control of Responsive Information by States Suing Meta

The September 6, 2024, decision in In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, 2024 WL 4125618 (N.D. Cal. 2024), applies the “legal control” standard to Fed.R.Civ.P. 34 discovery...more

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Cracking the Code on Modern Attachments in eDiscovery

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Modern attachments, in Google Workspaces and Microsoft Office, have long posed significant challenges in eDiscovery. They are not actual files attached to an email or message but are links pointing to files stored elsewhere....more

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[Webinar] 6 AI Workflows to Enhance ESI Discovery - September 18th, 11:00 am CDT

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Legal professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery face escalating data volumes, data security challenges, high eDiscovery costs, and information management inefficiencies. With AI-enabled workflows,...more

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eDiscovery Lessons for In-House Counsel: A Case Study in What Not to Do

In the complex world of eDiscovery, the responsibilities of in-house counsel are more critical than ever. The stakes are high, and the consequences of missteps can be severe, as highlighted in this week’s Case of the Week. In...more

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The Evolution of eDiscovery: From its Inception to the Future

The digital revolution of the late 20th century brought a tidal wave of electronically stored information (ESI). Emails, digital documents, and other forms of electronic data began to dominate business and personal...more

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[Webinar] eDiscovery in Construction Disputes: Best Practices for Challenging Data Sources - September 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Construction disputes raise particularly challenging eDiscovery issues due to the diverse data types often involved, including CAD/design files, construction-specific project management databases, mobile phone data, and large...more

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Takeaways From Felder v. MGM National Harbor

​​​​​​​Felder v. MGM National Harbor, LLC, 2024 WL 3690779(D. Md. Aug. 7, 2024)(Simms, J.), addresses several important issues. First, in Felder, the Court ordered the parties to conduct a “meet and confer” session.  That,...more

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August’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published August 21, 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...more

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[Webinar] Modern Attachments or Old-Fashioned Hyperlinks? How to Navigate the eDiscovery Challenges of Linked Files in Email and...

The so-called “modern attachments” found in emails, collaboration software platforms like Slack and MS Teams, and other digital formats are presenting interesting and frustrating challenges for legal professionals in terms of...more

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“Attachments to Attorney-Client Communications May Be Withheld as Privileged, Without an Independent Basis for Privilege,” But….

In Linet Americas, Inc. v. Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 2024 WL 3425795 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 15, 2024), the court held that “attachments to attorney client communications may be withheld as privileged without an independent basis for...more

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July’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published July 24, 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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Agreement in ESI Protocol to Provide a “Metadata-Only” Privilege Log Was Enforced

In Linet Americas, Inc. v. Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 2024 WL 3425795 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 15, 2024), the court enforced an ESI Protocol that called for a “metadata-only” privilege log, even though parts of the metadata were...more

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The Standard for In Camera Review of Assertedly Privileged Documents

The purpose of a privilege log is to provide sufficient information for the recipient of the log to determine whether the withheld information is, at least on its face, privileged.  In short:  “Trust, but verify.”  See,...more

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Garden Variety: Byte Fed. v. Lux Vending

My esteemed colleagues, Kelly Twigger and Doug Austin, both posted about a recent discovery decision out of a federal district court in Florida, case no. 8:23-cv-102-MSS-SPF, styled, Byte Fed., Inc. v. Lux Vending LLC. and...more

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When is Failure to Provide a Timely Privilege Log Excusable?

In Melton Properties, LLC v. Ill. Central R. Co., 2024 WL 3015749 at *5 (N.D. Miss. June 14, 2024), the court listed the factors to consider in deciding when the failure to provide a timely privilege log is – or is not – a...more

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Sometimes Discovery Disputes Do Not Bring Out the Best in Us – Part II

It is not auspicious when a court writes: “The court notes that, from time to time, in contentious cases like this one, courts have ordered that the parties record – by video or court reporter – their Local Rule 37.2...more

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June’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published June 18, 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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Navigating Hyperlinks in eDiscovery: Lessons from the StubHub Refund Litigation

Introduction - Each week on the Case of the Week I choose a recent decision in ediscovery and talk to you about the practical applications of that case and what you need to be thinking about as you conduct discovery of ESI....more

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The E-Discovery Problem of “Modern” Attachments: Case Trends in the Production of Hyperlinked Documents

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Have you ever given much thought to what constitutes a “family” of documents when producing electronically stored information (“ESI”)? Even if you are an E-discovery attorney, you very well may not have. After all, it is...more

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[Webinar] The Most Important Type of Data That No One Is Thinking About - June 18th, 10:00 am PDT

The most important type of data that no one is thinking about, and how it could be the fatal flaw in your data loss prevention strategy. A company’s Confidential Business Information (CBI) contains its most critical...more

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More Evidence that the Continued Use of General Objections Risks Waiver in eDiscovery

United States Magistrate Judge Sean Flynn’s recent decision in Byte Fed., Inc. v. Lux Vending LLC, is another in a long line of cases enforcing the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules requiring specificity in objections to...more

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StubHub: Modification of ESI Protocol and Denial of Sanctions – Performance Was Impossible

In In re StubHub Refund Litigation, 2924 WL 2305604 (N.D. Ca. May 20, 2024), the court addressed important issues such as modification of an ESI Order and sanctions in the context of “modern attachments” a/k/a “pointers,”...more

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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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Bad Things Can Happen When Company Officers Use Their Private Email Accounts for Work

It is generally unwise to use private email accounts for company business.  Clark v. Council of Unit Owners of the 100 Harborview Drive Condominium Association, 2024 WL 2155021 (D. Md. May 13, 2024)(Quereshi, J.), provides a...more

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