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BYOD Battle Lines: What Allergan v. Revance Teaches About Discovering Evidence on Employees’ Personal Phones

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Does your bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy quietly wall-off the best evidence in your next case? A March 17, 2025 Special-Master ruling in Allergan, Inc. v. Revance Therapeutics, Inc. says it might—denying a motion to...more

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Discovery Rulings in Abrego-Garcia v. Noem Deportation Case

In Abrego-Garcia v. Noem, __ F.R.D. ___, 2025 WL 1166402 (D. Md. Apr. 22, 2025)(Xinis, J.), plaintiffs notified the Court of “seemingly intractable discovery disputes….”  The case is before the District Court after the United...more

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From Texts to Trials: The Impact of Mobile Data on eDiscovery Today

Mobile devices have fundamentally reshaped how we communicate, work, and live. With 91 percent of Americans owning a smartphone and spending nearly five hours per day on these devices, mobile devices have become integral to...more

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You say “Modern Attachments,” I say “Hyperlinks” – Can’t We Just Link Up and Get Along?

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The question of how to handle “modern attachments” has become the hot topic that’s sweeping the ediscovery landscape this year. Major litigation involving Uber Technologies has led to extensive conversations on how to...more

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Strategies for Combatting the Proliferation of Fake Evidence

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The increasing sophistication of digital manipulation and AI-generated content has brought a new challenge to eDiscovery and legal professionals: fake evidence. From deepfakes and shallow fakes to fabricated emails, text...more

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Going Mobile: Recent Mobile Device Case Law Trends, Part 1

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One of the best indicators of trends related to mobile device discovery is case law rulings. Case law rulings tell us what the courts are expecting from us regarding how and when electronically stored information (ESI) from...more

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The Final Challenge: How GenAI Crafted BP’s “Impossible” Closing Argument

Over the past few months, we’ve been exploring how generative AI can transform trial preparation by analyzing complex litigation materials and producing sophisticated closing arguments. Our series began with an exploration of...more

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Uber Technologies – Another Hyperlink Decision

In In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, 2025 WL 678543 (Mar. 3, 2025), the court issued another hyperlinked document discovery decision arising out of the parties’ ESI Protocol.  While...more

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Trial Exhibit Management

During a panel on trial practice at the recent Masters’ Conference in Los Angeles, moderated by Professor Shannon Bales, panelists emphasized the critical role of consistency—blending humor, real-world anecdotes, and...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for March 2025 - March 20th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

No need for blarney, we have six great cases! In our March 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog, we will discuss disputes related to sanctions over spoliated video evidence, quashing subpoenas of...more

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Requesting Parties Are Denied “Input” Into Producing Party OpenAI’s Search Terms

In Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., 2025 WL 635335 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 27, 2025), plaintiffs, the requesting parties, sought to have input in determining search terms to be used by defendant, the producing party. Based on “the specter...more

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eDiscovery Costs: Social Media Evidence & The $90,000 Lesson

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These days, ignoring social media evidence in investigations and litigation is akin to leaving a crucial witness unquestioned. But as the case of Federico v. Lincoln Military Housing demonstrates, navigating this terrain can...more

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The Cost of Ignoring Mobile Device Discovery

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For years, litigators focused on emails and corporate documents as the primary sources of discoverable evidence. But the way people communicate has changed. Today, crucial case evidence is just as likely—if not more likely—to...more

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“Self Help” Discovery Results in Striking of Wrongfully Obtained Evidence

Campbell v. Aberdeen Providing Ground Federal Credit Union, 2025 WL 608046 (D. Md. Feb. 25, 2025)(Bredar, J.), is an employment discrimination case. At its most general level, the holding was that “a litigant may not invoke...more

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Navigating AI in the Judiciary: What E-Discovery Professionals Need to Know

Artificial intelligence is transforming how legal professionals work—and now, it’s shaping how judges approach their role in the courtroom. With the release of Navigating AI in the Judiciary: New Guidelines for Judges and...more

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Creating a Compelling Argument in the BP Trial: Government Plaintiffs’ Closing

Our exploration of generative AI in trial preparation has demonstrated how Large Language Models can analyze complex materials to generate sophisticated closing arguments. We began by showing how to overcome traditional LLM...more

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[Webinar] Discovering Data Quickly in High-Stakes White-Collar Investigations - March 12th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT

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White-collar crimes present investigators with intricate challenges that require precision, expertise, and advanced technology. In today’s high-profile investigations, the stakes couldn’t be higher, with reputations,...more

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Requesting Cloud Data from Third Parties? Here’s What Every Litigator Needs to Know About the SCA

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The way we communicate has changed dramatically in recent years, with businesses and individuals moving from traditional email to cloud-based collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Skype, and Telegram....more

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Another Approach to Drafting and Discovery of Litigation Hold Notices

By definition, a litigation hold notice is a communication from an attorney to a client regarding the duty to preserve potentially responsive information. In Homeland Ins. Co. of Del. v. Independent Health Ass’n., Inc., 2025...more

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How to Capture Evidence on Facebook – Before it Disappears

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On January 7th, 2025, Meta announced they will be making major changes to content moderation policies on all their owned platforms, including Facebook: ending third-party fact-checking in the US in lieu of a new "Community...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: When Self-Collection Goes Wrong | eDiscovery Deepfakes

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of February 2-8. Here’s what’s...more

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Key Discovery Points: Timing Sweet Spots for Spoliation Motions

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In the case of Groves Inc. v. R.C. Bremer Mktg. Assocs. (No. 22 CV 50154, N.D. Ill. Nov. 22, 2024), Judge Iain D. Johnston denied the plaintiff’s spoliation motion without prejudice while offering valuable insight into the...more

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[EDRM Workshop Transcript] Managing Data Overload and Complexity in Catastrophic Events

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Editor’s Note: Managing data effectively can make the difference between success and failure in high-pressure situations, such as natural disasters and international investigations. A recent EDRM workshop provided a rare...more

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Blurred Lines: Navigating Text Message Discoverability in the Era of Intermingled Data

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As mobile devices continue to integrate seamlessly into our professional and personal lives, the boundaries between business and personal data have blurred significantly.  This evolution has introduced a host of legal...more

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Key Discovery Points: Should Hyperlinked Files Be Treated as Modern Attachments?

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The question of how to handle “modern attachments” has become a hot topic that’s swept the ediscovery landscape over the past year. Major litigation involving Uber Technologies has led to extensive conversations on how to...more

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