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Spoliation, Sanctions, and Staying Social Media Savvy

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Social media has changed the way we share ideas, the way we get our news, the way we make purchases, and the way we conceptualize ourselves and our community. It has changed the way we keep in touch with our friends and...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for March 2024 - March 27th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for November 2023 - November 16th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

It’s time to be thankful – for eDiscovery case law! Our November 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses permissive inference sanctions for destruction of video, sanctions for failing to...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

October’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published October 18, 2023 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...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Virtual Meetings & Ephemeral Messages: Preserve, Produce, & Sanctions for Loss - July 19th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET

Electronic information is ubiquitous and its use and misuse can pose serious ethical problems for attorneys. Attorneys use electronic information to communicate with the public and with clients, to advertise their services,...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Highlights From SIFMA’s Compliance And Legal Seminar 2022

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I attended the four-day SIFMA Compliance and Legal seminar last week, and there were a bunch of interesting soundbites from regulators that folks might find interesting. The challenge at these conferences is always...more

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2021 eDiscovery Case Law Wrap-Up

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To better understand how technology continues to affect the legal industry, you just have to look at case law and the resulting court rulings, particularly in regards to eDiscovery and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...more

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SEC Publishes Sample Climate Change Comment Letter

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a sample comment letter on climate change disclosures; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is conducting a review of brokerage firm...more

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As the App World Turns: Halt on Implementation of Commerce Prohibitions Regarding TikTok and WeChat

This past weekend saw a halt to the anticipated September 20 implementation of broad prohibitions published on September 18 by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) regarding TikTok and WeChat mobile applications. No...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Department of Commerce Publishes Transactions with ByteDance and Tencent That Are Prohibited Due to National Security...

On September 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued two orders identifying the specific transactions related to the WeChat and TikTok mobile applications ("Orders") that are prohibited pursuant to Executive Orders...more

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Uncertainty Surrounds Forthcoming Commerce Department Action on TikTok & WeChat “Bans”

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As the countdown continues to September 20, our International Trade & Regulatory Group examines the ambiguities underlying the unprecedented Executive Orders purporting to ban the use of TikTok and WeChat, questions that may...more

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U.S. Moves To Ban TikTok And WeChat Apps Amid U.S.-China Tensions

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On August 6, 2020, the White House issued two (2) Executive Orders (“EO”) banning the popular China-based social media app TikTok and the messaging and electronic payments app WeChat. Both orders are scheduled to take effect...more

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3 Challenges Corporate Legal Teams Face With BYOD

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Today’s eDiscovery Blues comic highlights several challenges In-House legal teams might face when working with data in the face of litigation, starting with the sinking feeling that comes when you ask yourself, “Is the I.T....more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

To the Victor Go the Spoliation Sanctions: Eastern District of Louisiana Exercises Inherent Power to Issue Sanctions for...

Parties should think twice before posting potential evidence on social media, as the Plaintiff in Guarisco v. Boh Brothers Construction learned recently. The Eastern District of Louisiana imposed sanctions on Plaintiff for...more

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Court Dicta in Paisley Park v. Boxill Foresees Expansion of Discoverable ESI

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Parties “Do Not Get to Select What Evidence They Want to Produce, or From What Sources” Are you preserving all of the electronically stored information (ESI) that’s relevant to your litigation matters? What about...more

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Don’t Spoliate Your Online Content: Why Ediscovery Professionals Should Care About ISO 28500

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We’ve all been there: something happens that causes your organization to reasonably anticipate litigation, whether it’s the receipt of a preservation letter, a breach of a contract, or even service of a filed complaint....more

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The Risks Of Social Media In Litigation

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It has become apparent that lawyers must keep informed of changes in the law, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. And, relevant technology is not limited to electronic dockets (i.e., NYSCEF,...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

E-Discovery and Information Management: Can Clicking "Like" Make or Break a Lawsuit? (12/15)

Virtually everyone uses social media to engage with family and friends, to follow politics and popular culture, and to conduct business. As social media use becomes increasingly engrained in American culture, businesses have...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Non-Enforcement - SEC Decides Against Mounting an Appeal in Koch Ruling - The July 2015 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court in Koch v. SEC will apparently not be challenged by the SEC. The Court ruled in that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Socially Aware - Volume 6, Issue 3 - July/August 2015

Welcome to the newest issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award winning guide to the law and business of social media. In this edition, we present a “grand unifying theory” of today’s leading technologies and the legal...more

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

2014 E-Discovery Year in Review - "Courts continued in 2014 to endorse the use of technology to improve the efficiency and...

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2014 demonstrated that management and discovery of electronic information continues to be a challenging issue in litigation. A review of 2014 court decisions also underscores the importance of litigation hold notices,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Spoliation of Social Media Evidence: New Jersey Court Cracks Down

A March 23, 2013 decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey serves as a cautionary tale for litigants. As a result of some arguably poor decisions by the plaintiff and likely miscommunication between...more

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EEOC Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Class Claimants' Social Media ESI and Other e-Discovery Misconduct

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In EEOC v. The Original HoneyBaked Ham Company of Georgia Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26887 (D. Colo. Feb. 27, 2013), the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado sanctioned the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

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