Metadata

Adventures in Email Threading

Any attorney who has reviewed documents collected from a client could tell you that email is often the primary way in which people communicate matters of importance. Unfortunately – both for the attorney who has to review the...more

On metadata: The document speaks for itself (but does it say too much?)

Metadata as blessing and burden - The settlement agreement I drafted took a lengthy path before it came back to me. My opposing counsel’s assistant opened it first. Then it was forwarded to an associate. The associate...more

Getting metadata admitted at trial: the Imwinkelried factors

The standards for admitting metadata have yet to be codified. If you are trying to get metadata admitted, you should develop the following factors articulated by Edward Edward J. Imwinkelried, a UC Davis law professor and...more