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When Chats Become Evidence: Court Affirms Order Requiring OpenAI to Produce 20 Million De-Identified ChatGPT Logs

On January 5, 2026, the federal U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld two discovery orders requiring OpenAI to produce a sample of 20 million de-identified user logs from ChatGPT as part of...more

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What Is Document Review?

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If you are involved in litigation, investigations, or regulatory compliance, you might be wondering what is document review? Document review is the process of examining documents and electronically stored information to...more

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What Is an ESI Protocol?

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If you are involved in litigation or regulatory discovery, understanding what an ESI protocol is is essential. An ESI protocol is a written agreement that defines how electronically stored information will be identified,...more

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What Is FRCP Rule 34?

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If you are facing a lawsuit with extensive discovery obligations, understanding how federal rules govern the exchange of information is critical. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 plays a central role in this process by...more

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Digital Forensics Expert Witnesses: Role, Responsibilities, and Courtroom Impact

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In modern litigation, digital evidence is rarely optional. Emails, mobile data, collaboration platforms, cloud activity, and system metadata now sit at the center of many disputes. When that evidence becomes contested, the...more

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Pulse check 2026: How Legal Professionals Tackle Collaboration Data at Scale

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Most organizations now operate across multiple collaboration platforms at the same time. Recent technology adoption data shows that Microsoft Teams remains the most prevalent internal collaboration platform, but it is rarely...more

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Carvana and the New Hyperlink Fight: “Contemporaneous” Isn’t Automatic—It’s Earned

Everyone’s finally past the first question on hyperlinked documents: yes, they’re discoverable. That debate is over. The real fight now is sharper—and it’s what makes the Carvana decision a must read: Originally Published...more

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[Webinar] eDiscovery Lessons for 2026: Spotlighting the Top ESI Cases and Trends from 2025 - January 28th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CST

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2025 ushered in several ESI developments affecting eDiscovery professionals. Courts have issued decisions addressing cutting-edge issues regarding AI-content. They include cases discussing preservation and production...more

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eDiscovery Best Practices in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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Pharmaceutical companies generate vast data during drug development and regulatory processes, making eDiscovery complex due to data volume, sensitivity, and compliance. Efficient eDiscovery solutions are essential to manage...more

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Inside the Mind of Corporate Counsel: Winning eDiscovery and Investigation Strategies

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How today’s in-house legal leaders are rethinking discovery, information governance, and collaboration in a data-driven world- The modern corporate legal department is navigating unprecedented complexity. Data volumes are...more

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Book Review: Jim Sullivan, “The Book on AI Doc Review”

The thesis of the book is that “computers are capable of reviewing and classifying document better than humans. And that’s a big deal in eDiscovery.”...more

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VESSA’s Expanded Recording Protections: What Illinois Employers Must Do Now

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Effective January 1, 2026, the Illinois Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA), as recently amended, now prohibits employers from disciplining employees for using company-issued technology such as phones, laptops,...more

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Board minutes under the microscope: Evidentiary value, privilege pitfalls and post-crisis reconstruction

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Board minutes are often treated as routine corporate housekeeping—prepared after the fact, approved quickly and filed away. Yet in litigation, regulatory inquiries and internal investigations, minutes frequently become one of...more

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[Webinar] Microsoft 365 Copilot | Key eDiscovery and Information Governance Considerations for In-House Legal Teams - January...

Microsoft Copilot for In-House Legal and IG Teams: A Two-Part Webinar Series - As Microsoft Copilot continues to reshape the digital workplace, legal teams face new challenges and emerging opportunities in managing data,...more

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2026 eDiscovery Guidance from 2025 Cases

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ditor’s Note: The past year marked an inflection point for eDiscovery. Courts confronted their first wave of AI-generated content disputes, sharpened expectations around validation and privilege, and revisited long-standing...more

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From Principles to Practice: Embedding Human Rights in AI Governance

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Human rights in the age of artificial intelligence are no longer an abstract concern; they are fast becoming an operational constraint on how data is collected, analyzed, and turned into evidence. For cybersecurity,...more

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Illumination Zone: Episode 220 | Tom O’Connor of GCLTC, Elizabeth Guthrie and Brett Burney sit down with Mary Mack and Holley...

Elizabeth Guthrie, Brett Burney, eLaw Evangelist of EDRM Trusted Partner Nextpoint, and Tom O’Connor, Director of the Gulf Coast Legal Technology Center, sit down with EDRM’s Mary Mack and Holley Robinson. In this episode,...more

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AI Hallucinations, Sanctions, and Context: What a Florida Disciplinary Case Really Teaches

There is no doubt that artificial intelligence now offers a powerful upside for high-level legal work. Since the widespread availability of generative AI, legal scholars, technologists, and product developers have...more

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[Webinar] Truth on Trial: How to Detect and Challenge Deepfake Evidence in the AI Era - January 22nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

AI has made it easier than ever to fabricate convincing documents, images, audio, and video which is creating a new generation of evidence that can mislead courts, opposing counsel, and clients....more

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EARLY DISCOVERY DENIED: Court Turns Down TCPA Plaintiff’s Request for Call Scripts Ahead of a Motion to Dismiss

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Interesting one from this December. In Bell v. Hawx 2025 WL 3677347 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025) a defendant’s motion to dismiss had been granted because the plaintiff had failed to allege sufficient facts about the calls at...more

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SHIFT: Court Orders Plaintiff to Pay for Cost of Massive Discovery Production Required From Duke Energy–And Its a Start

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In Mable v. Duke Energy, 2025 WL 3535057 (N.D. Fl. Nov. 18, 2025) the court overrule most of Duke’s objections and compelled a massive production consisting of for the period from September 17, 2020 through October 31, 2025,...more

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Litigation & Investigations: Why Savvy Corporate Legal Teams Should Challenge Traditional Models

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For many in-house legal teams, costs associated with litigation and investigations continue to rise, even as new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) promise greater efficiency. Despite these advancements, document...more

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[Webinar] What's Next in Legal Intelligence - January 21st, 12:00 pm ET

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Turning Data into Strategic Intelligence with Lighthouse - Since 2019, Lighthouse has been driving real, measurable change in how legal teams discover insights and make decisions with defensible, human-centered AI....more

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Empowering Communities Through Legal Data Intelligence: A Reflection from Relativity Fest

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Attending Relativity Fest this year was more than just a professional milestone, it was a highly rewarding personal experience, as I was invited to share my insights on access to justice, a topic that I find extremely...more

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Are Student Emails “Maintained” under FERPA? The Nevada Supreme Court Changes Course

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Update (Jan. 2026): In April 2025, REGucation published a post analyzing the Nevada Supreme Court’s initial decision in Clark County School Dist. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. in & for Cnty. of Clark, 564 P.3d 863 (2025). The...more

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