Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Electronically Stored Information, Privilege Logs

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

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 1/24/2025

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

Privilege Log, Privilege Log — It’s All About the Description

Minerva26 on 1/15/2025

A privilege log is the absolute bane of an attorney’s existence. I don’t mean it isn’t important and a critical component of discovery, but the level of planning, analysis and detail required to complete such a log is...more

When is Failure to Provide a Timely Privilege Log Excusable?

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 6/24/2024

In Melton Properties, LLC v. Ill. Central R. Co., 2024 WL 3015749 at *5 (N.D. Miss. June 14, 2024), the court listed the factors to consider in deciding when the failure to provide a timely privilege log is – or is not – a...more

Privilege Logs: New Techniques to Achieve Proportionality – The “Certification Log”

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 3/4/2024

Privilege logs have been getting a lot of attention, with good reason. “Privilege logging is arguably the most burdensome and time consuming task a litigant faces during the document production process.” The Sedona...more

E-Discovery — Setting standards, not cover

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley on 12/8/2016

The Sedona Conference has a slogan: “Moving the law forward in a reasoned and just way”. That slogan is exactly the way I have described this impressive organization and what do....more

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure › Electronically Stored Information › Privilege Logs

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

Privilege Log, Privilege Log — It’s All About the Description

When is Failure to Provide a Timely Privilege Log Excusable?

Privilege Logs: New Techniques to Achieve Proportionality – The “Certification Log”

E-Discovery — Setting standards, not cover

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