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This Week in eDiscovery: ESI Protocol Stops “Dump Truck” Production | Modern Attachment Challenges and Solutions

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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 April 13-19. Here’s what’s...more

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An ESI Protocol Saved the Day for the Discovering Party

In Pincus Law Grp PLLC v. MJ Connections, Inc., 2025 WL 1070384 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 9, 2025), the court ruled in favor of a discovering party and ordered reproduction of previously-produced documents under the terms of an ESI...more

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Crafting Customized ESI Agreements in E-Discovery: The Importance of Specificity of Document Production Formats

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In litigation, especially in dealing with E-Discovery, the importance of an effective electronically stored information agreement (“ESI Agreement”) between the parties is a must to help prevent discovery disputes. This is...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the second of three episodes in which we review the substantive Civil Procedure law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series.  This time we're talking about...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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Li. v. Merck Addresses: Trigger; Spoliation Discovery; and, Document Unitization

In Li v. Merck & Co., Inc., 2025 WL 429013 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2025), the court addressed a number of discovery disputes in a lawsuit by a terminated employee against her former employer....more

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One Court's Novel Approach to Addressing the Gap Between Search Term Hits and Produced Documents

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Effective management of discovery disputes is critical in litigation, particularly as courts enforce stricter adherence to discovery deadlines. A recent decision in Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH v. NVIDIA Corp. highlights...more

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Can Parties Redact Text Messages for Relevance in Discovery?

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In today's fast-paced litigation landscape, electronically stored information (ESI) plays a critical role in shaping legal strategies and outcomes. Among the myriad sources of ESI, text messages have emerged as a critical...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Fitness App Data and eDiscovery | Parent Companies and Privilege

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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 January 5-11. Here’s what’s...more

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Understanding the Dominant Purpose Test for Determining Whether Privilege Applies

In complex litigation, understanding when a document is protected by attorney-client privilege can be challenging, especially when privilege issues arise in multidistrict litigation (MDL) like the In re Uber Technologies,...more

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Don’t Let the Document "Speak for Itself": Lessons from Lorenz v. Parker

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Before the Super Bowl, there are preseason drills; before the masterpiece, there are endless sketches. And before the trial, there is discovery. It is in these detailed, often overlooked moments that cases are won or lost....more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for November 2024 - November 21st, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Ready for more case law discussion? You’ll be thankful for the cases we’re discussing in our November 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog! During the webinar we will discuss disputes related to...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: In-House Counsel | Sequestered Documents

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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 October 21-27. Here’s what’s...more

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[Webinar] Scary Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for October - October 31st, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Afraid you won’t be up to date on important case law? Our October 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog will remove all your fears! During the webinar we will discuss disputes related to relevance...more

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Scheduling Orders Are Mandatory; Vital to Caseload Management; and, Enforced Even Where Parties Got Themselves Into a “Pickle” by...

The decision in EEOC v. Hooters of America, LLC, __ F. Supp. 3d __, 2024 WL 4362863 (M.D. N. Car. Oct. 1, 2024), opens with the court’s statement that: The parties jointly ask to extend the discovery deadline and continue...more

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September’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published September 25, 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...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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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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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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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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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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4 Things You Never Wanted to Hear + 8 Lessons & a Dispute Over Revealing Recipients of Litigation Hold Notices, All in One Case

In one of the opening paragraphs of In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, 2024 WL 1786293, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2024), the court wrote: At the hearing, the Court...more

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There’s No Right or Wrong Answer – But There Are Mistakes

In Rayome v. ABT Electronics, 2024 WL 1435098 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 3, 2024), the court wrote that “it would be in the parties’ interest to reach a negotiated result. It should not be forgotten that a party could be ‘right,’ but...more

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