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Three Key eDiscovery Lessons from Domus BWW Funding v. Arch Insurance Company

Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

Arch Insurance Company is a recent decision focused mostly on issues and challenges related to preservation of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in a large enterprise. In its first eDiscovery failing, Arch Insurance did not issue a litigation hold until four years after having constructive notice of the claim.

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Trust Me:  Nothing in the Missing Video Would Have Helped You!

E-Discovery LLC

Under Maryland law, the plaintiff was a business invitee and, while the store owed a duty of reasonable care, it was not an insurer of customer safety. A slip and fall plaintiff must show that the proprietor had actual or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition. Discovery About Discovery – When Was Duty to Preserve Triggered?

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Civil Procedure AND Star Wars?

Joshua Gilliland

Discovery disputes often result in strong judicial rebukes. Judge Richard Jones must have felt he was dealing with a phantom menace of discovery disputes, because most of the issues in the case could have been solved if the parties actually had a meaningful a meet and confer. This case has both. Cedar Grove, at *5. Cedar Grove, at *8.

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FTC and DOJ Report on Merger Trends in 2023: A Year of Big Deals and Big Scrutiny

Complex Discovery

The “Other” category, which includes industries such as construction and educational services, made up 22.1%. Banking and insurance, as well as manufacturing, each represented 10.3% The consumer goods and services sector led the way, accounting for 31.5% of reported transactions.

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The Deliberative Process or Executive Privilege

E-Discovery LLC

And, that will impact e-discovery. Plaintiff moved to compel discovery of memos prepared by the internal affairs division. Under that construct, routinely generated documents, such as internal affairs investigations, would not be protected. Raimondo , No. 22-451, __ U.S. __ (Jun. The privilege is well-established.

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No Longer ‘Bad Luck’ On Board

WA Bar News

With its roots in ancient scrolls and sea codes, maritime law is a diverse practice area covering all things vessel-related, be it shipping and cargo, collisions, pollution, marine insurance, or injury and death on the high seas. In between those degrees, I worked for a few years as a property-casualty insurance underwriter at CNA in Chicago.

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