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Because litigants frequently take an aggressive approach when withholding documents on privilege grounds, courts’ in camera reviews often result in a loss for them. But sometimes courts agree with a litigant’s privilege...more
Last week’s Privilege Point described a court’s initial rejection but later acceptance of a county’s claim of privilege and work product protection for internal employee training. Hipschman v. Cnty. of San Diego, Case No....more
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
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published December 4, 2024, and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and positions are those of the author.]...more
The purpose of a privilege log is to provide sufficient information for the recipient of the log to determine whether the withheld information is, at least on its face, privileged. In short: “Trust, but verify.” See,...more
This Sidley Update addresses the following recent developments and court decisions involving e-discovery issues: 1. an order from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granting a motion to compel...more
We stand at the leading edge of a new wave of AI-enabled eDiscovery. In this webcast, we’ll explore how generative AI is transforming products and services for legal professionals....more
Join us as we turn the page on traditional eDiscovery with AUTONOMOUS REVIEWTM, Altumatim's game-changing, AI-powered solution that is rewriting the story of how law firms, corporations, and other organizations conduct legal...more
What is Document Review for eDiscovery? Let’s dive into the captivating realm of Electronic Discovery (eDiscovery) document review! (No, I am not being sarcastic!) This critical stage involves examining gathered documents to...more
Federal and state rules of civil procedure are intended to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action. However, one activity that can thwart that goal is discovery, because the discovery process is...more
Identifying attorney-client privilege is one of the most costly and time-consuming processes in ediscovery. Since the dawn of the workplace email, responding to discovery requests has had legal teams spending countless hours...more
Big data sets are the “new normal” of discovery and bring with them six sinister large data set challenges, as recently detailed in my colleague Nick’s article. These challenges range from classics like overly broad...more
Collectively, we have sent an average of 306.4 billion emails each day in 2020. Add to that 23 billion text messages and other messaging apps, and you get roughly 41 million messages sent every minute. Not surprisingly, there...more
The processes of discovery and litigation preparation present unique challenges for organizations involved in complex litigation. Whether it’s a class action lawsuit, multidistrict litigation, or a mass tort, these...more