Key Discovery Points: If You Dispose of Relevant Hard Drives You Will Face (Some) Consequences
eDiscovery Case Law Podcast: How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions
Episode 339: Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - “The New FCPA”: Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement and Compliance
Giving Compliance Advice
Corruption, Crime, & Compliance - Five Steps to Enhance Your Sanctions Compliance Program
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - Deep Dive Into Wells Fargo’s $30 Million OFAC Settlement
FINCast Ep. 36 – Regulators’ Roundtable to Forecast 2023
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
FCPA Compliance Report - Matt Silverman on Potential Sanctions Against Russia
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 131: U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: Valid or Ineffective Economic Policy? with Fatema Merchant and Mario Torrico
Compliance into the Weeds - SAP Trade Sanctions Enforcement Action
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
Episode 153 -- The Mighty Amazon Falls to OFAC Enforcement Sword
Navigating an Increasingly Complex Sanctions Landscape: New Exposures for Corporations and Shipping
Episode 120: Interview of NAVEX Global Third-Party Risk Officials: Chris Bailey and Stephen Gooding
U.S. policy reversal allows suits in U.S. courts and visa denials, for “trafficking” in confiscated property in Cuba
If you’ve been around the ediscovery space long enough, you’ve likely heard the term “drive-by meet and confer.” It’s what happens when counsel shows up to a Rule 26(f) conference unprepared, without the necessary knowledge...more
One of the best indicators of trends related to mobile device discovery is case law rulings. Case law rulings tell us what the courts are expecting from us regarding how and when electronically stored information (ESI) from...more
No need for blarney, we have six great cases! In our March 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog, we will discuss disputes related to sanctions over spoliated video evidence, quashing subpoenas of...more
These days, ignoring social media evidence in investigations and litigation is akin to leaving a crucial witness unquestioned. But as the case of Federico v. Lincoln Military Housing demonstrates, navigating this terrain can...more
The legal landscape of ediscovery continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, driven by new technology, evolving communication platforms, and increasingly sophisticated judicial expectations. The 2024 case law on discovery has...more
Huntsman Int'l, LLC v. Benelux, C.A. No. N17C-11-242 MAA CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 13, 2024). In the age of big data, discovery can extend beyond traditional documents and communications to myriad tools and databases....more
Despite clear judicial warnings and sanctions, legal professionals continue to submit AI-generated court documents with fabricated content. This disturbing trend, exemplified by cases like Mata v. Avianca, threatens the...more
When seeking sanctions for spoliated evidence, the nature of the evidence and your jurisdiction can play a pivotal role. Are you in state or federal court? Is the missing evidence electronically stored information or not? The...more
Afraid you won’t be up to date on important case law? Our October 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog will remove all your fears! During the webinar we will discuss disputes related to relevance...more
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published September 25, 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...more
In In re StubHub Refund Litigation, 2924 WL 2305604 (N.D. Ca. May 20, 2024), the court addressed important issues such as modification of an ESI Order and sanctions in the context of “modern attachments” a/k/a “pointers,”...more
A motion for an adverse inference was denied in Pratt v. Robbins, et al., 2024 WL 234730, Case No. 5:20-cv-170-GCM (W.D. N.C. Jan. 22, 2024) where Defendants failed to preserve or produce a video that might have contained...more
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published April 17, 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
Dismissal of a lawsuit is a rare sanction for a discovery violation, but it happened recently in a workplace discrimination lawsuit, due in large part to two probing depositions that called into question one party’s assertion...more
No one else can “eclipse” our coverage of eDiscovery case law! Our April 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes related to relevance and privacy of an unpublished autobiography,...more
If you’ve been following my Case of the Week series, you know we’ve seen a rising trend of courts issuing harsh sanctions, including dismissal, for failure to preserve text messages and other data from mobile devices. This...more
Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit in Jones v. Riot Hospitality Group, 2024 WL 927669 (9th Cir. Mar. 5, 2024) affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s claims against her employer and found that terminating sanctions...more
Dismissal of plaintiff’s claims under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e)(2) was affirmed in Jones v. Riot Hosp. Grp. LLC, __ F. 4th__, 2024 WL 927669 (9th Cir. Mar. 5, 2024). The case is a textbook example of a plaintiff tanking her own case...more
A motion for spoliation sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e) was denied in Boshea v. Compass Marketing, Inc., 2024 WL 811468 (D. Md. Feb. 27, 2024). The motion was argued and decided during trial. The suit by a former...more
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
Time to “spring” – into more eDiscovery case law! Our March 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes over in camera review of privilege logs, waiver of privilege over failing to...more
In Episode 131 of Case of the Week, CEO and Founder of eDiscovery Assistant, Kelly Twigger, discusses how the failure to produce a privilege log for withheld documents resulted in a waiver of privilege and sanctions under...more
In Ogunsula v. Warrenfeltz, 2024 WL 298984 (D. Md. Jan. 25, 2024), the Court recognized a split of authority and addressed the interplay between Rule 37(a)’s maxim that “evasive and incomplete” discovery responses are deemed...more
In Discovery Violation Requires New Civil Rights Trial Against Cop (bloomberglaw.com)(Jan. 3, 2024), Mr. Bernie Pazanowski reported on Morgan v. Tincher, No. 21-2060, __ F.4th __ (4th Cir. Jan. 3, 2024). In short, plaintiff...more
January is a time to set goals and ponder what the new year will bring. It is also a time to think about what happened last year. In the world of litigation, it is important for lawyers and eDiscovery professionals to take...more