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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Data Management Evidence

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Privilege Logs, Null Sets, Search Strings, and Number of Custodians in One Decision

The decision in Cook v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 2024 WL 251942 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2025), packs a lot into very few pages.  In two instances, where Meta had offered a compromise solution, the court held Meta to that offer....more

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From Paper to Pixels: The Evolution and Power of eDiscovery in Modern Legal Practice

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We live in an era of ‘big data.’ According to the International Telecommunications Union, more than three-quarters of the world’s population own a mobile phone. The same statistics apply for computer and internet use....more

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How the Failure to Preserve Led to Production of the Legal Hold Notice

In EEOC v. Formel D USA, Inc. (September 12, 2024), the U.S. District Court’s ruling underscored a critical lesson for litigators: failure to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) can lead to severe sanctions,...more

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How the Failure to Preserve Data from a Mobile Device Can Drastically Affect Trial Strategy

The importance of early planning and thorough preservation of electronic data cannot be overstated, especially when it comes to litigation. In a recent case, Two Canoes LLC v. Addian Inc. (April 30, 2024), the failure to...more

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Spoliation Sanctions & Summary Judgment Denial: A Wake-Up Call for Mobile Device Preservation

A recent decision in ediscovery case law, Maziar v. City of Atlanta from June 10, 2024, underscores the crucial importance of early preservation, particularly regarding text messages from mobile devices. This case, presided...more

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What is ESI? A Lawyer’s Guide to Digital Records Management

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The International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that by 2025, the world will have 175 zettabytes of digital data—which, if stored on DVDs, would create a stack tall enough to circle the earth 222 times. As organizations...more

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Is eDiscovery Existing in a Post-Sanctions World?

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Is eDiscovery Existing in a Post-Sanctions World? The short (and obvious) answer is no. Rule 37(e) isn’t going anywhere. But recent case law indicates a trend where sanctions seem to be harder to come by, which may play...more

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If You’re Not Requesting Slack Data in Ediscovery—or Preserving It—What Are You Waiting For?

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When you start an ediscovery project, are you explicitly asking your opponents to produce data from the collaboration application Slack? Are you looking for relevant and helpful data within your own Slack channels and...more

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