Craig Ball’s latest blog post on his excellent Ball in Your Court blog really blows. That’s not a statement about the quality of his post, it’s a statement about the topic of his post. His latest post (Understanding Air...more
Join Doug Austin, Editor of eDiscovery Today, Mary Mack, CEO of EDRM, Tom O’Connor, Director of Gulf Legal Technology Center, and Hon. Andrew Peck (Ret.), Senior Counsel at DLA Piper as they discuss important rulings that may...more
This story has been covered across cybersecurity media, but it’s so big I’m surprised it hasn’t been covered even more, by mainstream media. A ransomware attack by the Conti ransomware group has left the Costa Rican...more
As I mentioned within recent in-depth coverage of one of the cases here, the May EDRM monthly case law webinar presented by Tom O’Connor (Director of the Gulf Legal Technology Center), Mary Mack (CEO and Chief Legal...more
Hat tip to David Greetham for this story! One worker in Japan could be nursing a protracted hangover after he lost a USB memory stick following a night out with colleagues. Why? It contained the personal details of nearly...more
One of the great things about all the cases I cover on eDiscovery Today is that we proceed to discuss them within the month on the EDRM monthly case law webinar that I moderate with excellent observations from Tom O’Connor...more
Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase that means “first, do no harm.” This principle is commonly taught in healthcare. In fact, the Hippocratic Oath, taken by doctors, promises they will abstain from doing harm to their...more
On eDiscovery Today, I engaged in a follow up discussion on my TAR series (published in two parts here and here and republished in one part here) with Dr. Jeremy Pickens, Principal Data Scientist at OpenText, who is friend...more
Professional image is a critical part of career building and professional development. Panelists Doug Austin (Editor, eDiscovery Today), Cristin Traylor (Senior Product Strategy Manager, Relativity), Shawn Tuma (Partner,...more
Join Doug Austin, Editor of eDiscovery Today, Mary Mack, CEO of EDRM, Tom O’Connor, Director of Gulf Legal Technology Center, and Hon. Andrew Peck (Ret.), Senior Counsel at DLA Piper as they discuss important rulings that may...more
Join Doug Austin, Editor of eDiscovery Today, Mary Mack, CEO of EDRM, Tom O’Connor, Director of Gulf Legal Technology Center, and Hon. Andrew Peck (Ret.), Senior Counsel at DLA Piper as they discuss important rulings that may...more
This is a fun and interesting case covered by one of my all-time favorite bloggers, Chris Dale, on his excellent eDisclosure Information Project blog. Here is a brief summary of the case and the eDisclosure implications....more
Last week, a true crime case that I’ve been covering for five years reached its conclusion (appeals aside) and I also just watched a TV show about another true crime case. The common link between the two cases? Fitbit data...more
Purchasing Resources-
When I said last time that the first 70+ pages is mostly dedicated to educational resources, that includes resources on the market, a procurement approach that can be used to select vendors and...more
5/12/2022
/ Best Practices ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Information Technology ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Software ,
Technology ,
Technology-Assisted Review ,
UK
Last week on eDiscovery Today, I covered Andrew Haslam’s annual eDisclosure Systems Buyers Guide, which was published last week on Rob Robinson’s ComplexDiscovery site here. As you can imagine, it’s difficult to cover a...more
5/11/2022
/ Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Information Governance ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Software ,
Trial Preparation
Last time, I discussed one of our favorite judges to cover on the EDRM monthly case law webinar: Illinois Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole, who pulls no punches when it comes to how he views lack of cooperation and other...more
5/6/2022
/ Bad Faith ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Failure to Cooperate ,
Judicial Intervention ,
Motion to Compel ,
Remote Depositions ,
Search Terms ,
Witnesses
In my last post on the EDRM blog, I discussed 3 reasons why people avoid using Technology Assisted Review (TAR)/predictive coding (and related technologies) in their cases. So, what can we do to change that? Here are 4 ways...more
Our May monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes including third-party subpoena jurisdictional disputes, disputes over forensic imaging, the use of file “shredder” software and...more
4/26/2022
/ Custodians ,
Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Recovery ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Failure to Cooperate ,
Jurisdiction ,
Privilege Waivers ,
Sanctions ,
Subpoenas ,
Third-Party ,
Webinars
This seems like the perfect topic to cover for my very first blog post on the EDRM site, for which I’ll be starting to provide posts regularly! Last week, I received an email from a reader of eDiscovery Today in which she...more
eDiscovery Case Law disputes can be “taxing” for the courts, but they’re fun to discuss! Our April monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes including third-party subpoena jurisdictional...more
4/12/2022
/ Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Recovery ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Jurisdiction ,
Privilege Waivers ,
Sanctions ,
Subpoenas ,
Webinars