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New York Court of Appeals Confirms Attorney-Client Privilege Can Apply Without Anticipated/Pending Litigation or Client’s Affirmative Request for Legal Advice

Discovery Advocate

Key Takeaway: Under New York law, the attorney-client privilege applies to advice from counsel regarding general legal subjects, even when unsolicited and there is no anticipated litigation or pending action. The documents also include guidance on drafting parole decisions that accord with the law.

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Project Management Tools for Attorneys

Attorney at Work

As law students, few litigators imagined themselves transitioning into project management roles after passing the bar. Litigators rarely receive formal training in project management, but this does not mean they do not do project management. An Accidental Project Manager. Communication is no longer siloed between individuals.

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Possession, Custody, or Control of Responsive Information by States Suing Meta

E-Discovery LLC

The September 6, 2024, decision in In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, 2024 WL 4125618 (N.D. 34 discovery requests propounded by defendant Meta Platforms, Inc., 34 discovery requests propounded by defendant Meta Platforms, Inc., 467, 482-92 (2016).

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Is a Court-Ordered ESI Protocol a Trap?

E-Discovery LLC

UPDATE : In case discussed in EDRM’s “Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for July 2024, the court reached a similar conclusion: “Defendants ignored the timeline that was clearly set forth in the Court’s Discovery Order and, according to Plaintiff’s Reply, still have failed to satisfy their discovery obligations.

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“Boilerplate” Objections Are Generally Condemned; Except When They’re Not

E-Discovery LLC

16, 2024)(citing cases: “Defendants included general and boilerplate objections in their responses to discovery, which are not acceptable in this circuit. Defendants’ responses are a perfect example of how not to answer discovery requests. See General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr. Griffith Lab’ys, Inc.,

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Does Every “Hit” on a “Hit Report” Have to be Produced?

E-Discovery LLC

It includes reports run for an opposing litigant, as part of a cooperative process to refine search requests; and, reports run for internal analysis. In short, the scope of discovery limits what must be produced. Wolfe, A Nutshell on Negotiating E-Discovery Search Protocols , 11 Sedona Conf. See generally Jason R. 229 (2010).

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Court Declines To Compel Employer To Produce Data from Employees’ Personal Mobile Devices

Discovery Advocate

In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , Further, employers should examine their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies to ensure that what is or is not company data is well defined according to their business, regulatory and litigation needs. In In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , 18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D.

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