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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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[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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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for February 2025 - February 25th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

It’s the season of love – for eDiscovery case law! In our February 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog we will discuss disputes related to cross-border disputes and the Hague Convention,...more

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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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Tailor FRE 502(d) Orders to the Case

Having taught Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (FRE 502) in my law classes for over a decade, I felt I had a firm grasp of its nuances. Yet recent litigation where I serve as Special Master prompted me to revisit the rule with...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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What “Expenses” Can a Non-Party Recover for Complying with a Discovery Subpoena?

In OL Private Counsel, LLC v. Olson, 2024 WL 4839277 (D. Utah Nov. 20, 2024), the court addressed recovery of expenses by non-parties for responding to a subpoena....more

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It’s Our Privilege to Meet You!

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Over the past year, TransPerfect Legal, in collaboration with Fieldfisher LLP, has hosted three GC roundtables, where in-house legal teams discussed the complexities of managing privilege in today’s decentralised data...more

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Is Marking Documents as “Work Product” an Admission that the Duty to Preserve is Triggered?

In Stuart v. County of Riverside, 2024 WL 3086634, at *3 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 14, 2024), the District Court found a relationship between work product designations and triggering of the common-law duty to preserve....more

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Court-Ordered Production of a “Destruction/Unavailable” Log

I have never heard of a “destruction/unavailable” log; however, in the comprehensive – indeed, exhaustive – decision of Leprino Foods Co. v. Avani Outpatient Surgical Center, Inc., 2024 WL 4488711 (C.D. Ca. Sep. 30, 2024),...more

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eDiscovery Review in Transition: Manual Review, TAR, and the Role of AI

ComplexDiscovery’s Editor’s Note: This article is essential for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals navigating the complexities of legal document review. With the rapid advancements in AI...more

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“Attachments to Attorney-Client Communications May Be Withheld as Privileged, Without an Independent Basis for Privilege,” But….

In Linet Americas, Inc. v. Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 2024 WL 3425795 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 15, 2024), the court held that “attachments to attorney client communications may be withheld as privileged without an independent basis for...more

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Discovery About Discovery – When Was Duty to Preserve Triggered?

In Linet Americas, Inc. v. Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 2024 WL 3425795 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 15, 2024), the court “allowed [defendants] Hillrom to take limited discovery about when [plaintiff] Linet’s duty to preserve may have...more

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[Webinar] How to Enhance Corporate Investigations on Apple Devices - August 22nd, 10:00 am PDT

Despite the dominance of Windows computers in corporate environments, an increasing number of companies are now integrating Apple Mac computers into their networks. Alongside this shift, the rise of BYOD (Bring Your Own...more

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When is Failure to Provide a Timely Privilege Log Excusable?

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

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Enhancing Security in Law Firms: The Imperative of Multi-Factor Authentication

In today’s digital age landscape, where 27% of law firms experience security breaches, protecting sensitive client information is paramount for legal professionals. With cyber threats becoming more sophisticated, relying...more

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Generative AI for Smart Discovery Professionals: An Introduction to Large Language Models – Second Edition

In November of 2022, ChatGPT upended our thinking about artificial intelligence with a new form of machine learning called Generative AI (GenAI). Since then, discussions about GenAI models like GPT have taken center stage in...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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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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What Happens When Parties Fail to Negotiate a Privilege Log in Good Faith?

In Kyle Rayome v. ABT Electronics, 2024 WL 1435098 (N.D. Ill. 2024), the court wrote that it “would prefer this case not go to the dark place where attorneys on one side demand that the attorneys on the other side provide...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Rejects the Crime-Fraud Exception in a Defamation Claim

James MacDonald vs. Sally Wagenmaker, et.al., 2024 IL App (1st) 230089 (March 1, 2024) - Brief Summary - An Illinois appellate court reversed a discovery order compelling the defendant law firm to produce privileged...more

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Rusty Texts: Sending Privileged Information to Clients

In ‘Rust’ Armorer’s Phone Snafu Shows Risks Of Texting Clients – Law360 (Feb. 13, 2024), Phillip Bantz wrote: “A legal dust-up over compromised text messages between a movie prop weapons expert and her lawyer in the ‘Rust’...more

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Privilege Logs and In-Camera Review

[Editor’s Note: This article has been republished with permission. It was originally published November 9, 2023 on the eDiscovery Assistant Blog] This week’s decision comes to us from the case titled 6340 NB LLC v. Cap. One,...more

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Electronically Stored Information – Pitfalls and Ways to Avoid Mistakes and Inadvertent Disclosure

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Mistakes sometimes happen. One of the most serious mistakes attorneys can make is to inadvertently disclose privileged or otherwise protected information during discovery. This may sound easy, but in the electronic era, where...more

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4 Essential Steps for an Efficient and Accurate Document Review

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In modern litigation, more and more cases involve massive volumes of electronic data at the discovery phase, leaving legal teams to wade through a sea of documents to uncover relevant evidence. All this noise in the data can...more

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