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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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Electronic Communications Dramatically Complicate Choice of Law Analysis

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As explained in previous Privilege Points, courts frequently must decide which state’s privilege law applies to communications involving several states. Fed. R. Evid. 501 states that federal courts should apply state law but...more

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[Webcast Transcript] 6 AI Workflows to Enhance ESI Discovery

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Editor’s Note: In a recent HaystackID webcast, legal professionals explored how HaystackID® Core Intelligence AI™ and its generative AI (GenAI) features can reshape electronically stored information (ESI) discovery. Moderated...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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Attorney-Client Confidentiality: Practical Tips for Protecting Privilege

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The volumes of evidence available for litigation are such that privileged documents – a small but important subset of any evidence collection – can easily be overlooked, commingled, misplaced, or simply lost. In addition, the...more

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Court Explains How Employee-to-Employee Emails Can Deserve Privilege Protection

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Because privilege logs necessarily contain logistical but not content-based information about withheld documents, adversaries sometimes challenge privilege protection because no lawyer sent or received a withheld document....more

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Lawyers Beware: Seeking Hard-Copy Printouts of Privileged Emails Can Forfeit the Privilege

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Many of us (especially the older generation) like to deal with hard-copy printouts of electronic communications. But inattention to the printout process can have disastrous results....more

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Chancery Orders Production of Privileged Emails Transmitted Using Third-Party Accounts

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In re WeWork Litigation, Consol. C.A. No. 2020-0258-AGB (Del. Ch. Dec. 22, 2020) - This Court of Chancery discovery ruling illustrates the risks associated with directors and officers using non-company email accounts to...more

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NY Appellate Court Slams “Egregious Litigation Misconduct” and “Improperly Accessed” Email Communications

When we hear about discovery abuses in litigation, we often think of overzealous lawyers using obstructionist tactics. Such behavior, however, rarely involves litigants “improperly accessing” the email communications of an...more

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Employee Use of Company E-mail May be Protected from Company View

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Companies have always taken the position that an employee’s use of company e-mail is not private, and can be accessed and reviewed by the company at any time. There have been a large number of court cases, which have held...more

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New York Federal Court Expands Scope of Asia Global’s Benchmark Test Regarding Personal Emails Sent on Corporate Servers

The In re Asia Global Crossing Ltd., 322 B.R. 247 (Bankr., S.D.N.Y. 2005) decision sets forth the standard four-factor test for determining whether an employee’s communication via work computer or email network can be...more

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The E-Discovery Digest - March 2018

The ninth edition of The E-Discovery Digest focuses on recent decisions addressing the scope and application of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine, spoliation, and discovery responses....more

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