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How Not to Negotiate an ESI Protocol? Say it is “Mandatory”; and, Demand That Discussions be Recorded

E-Discovery LLC

20, 2025), the court wrote: From the inception of this action, Counsel for the parties could not agree on the scope and methodology for ESI discovery. Second , plaintiffs service of a mandatory discovery plan was held to show a lack of cooperation. 26(f) requires a conference of the parties to discuss a discovery plan.

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Relative Proportionality Argument Rejected

E-Discovery LLC

One of three defendants contended that the discovery propounded on it was not proportional because it was the least culpable of the three. Plaintiffs sought discovery “relat[ing] to other incidents involving Wiegand mountain coasters at Wisp Resort and elsewhere.” Wiegand objected. 16, 2024)(Bredar, J.),

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[Educational Webcast] Protect Sensitive Data and Control Costs: An eDiscovery Blueprint for the Construction Industry

Complex Discovery

Editors Note: The construction industry faces unique and evolving eDiscovery challenges, from managing vast data volumes to safeguarding sensitive communications and project plans. HaystackIDs webcast will provide construction attorneys with a practical blueprint for leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline eDiscovery processes.

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Legalweek 2025: Judges Signal New Competency Standards in AI-Era Discovery

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: Courts are sending a clear message: technical fluency is no longer optional in the world of modern discovery. The panel, moderated by Patrick Oot, Partner at Shook Hardy and a Chambers-ranked litigator in data and discovery strategies, assembled an exceptional cross-section of judicial perspectives.

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Ukraine Secures Gains in Kursk as EU Pledges Billions for Defense and Infrastructure

Complex Discovery

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that part of the €35 billion loan will be directed toward the purchase of long-range missiles, drones, and energy infrastructure, including the construction of bomb shelters. strategic objectives. ISW is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization.

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Proportionality is like The Force

Joshua Gilliland

There are those who fear eDiscovery, thus feel the new Rule 26 empowers them to object to every request for production on the grounds the request is not proportional to the merits of the case. The Defendants claimed it would take “4,000 hours of lawyer review time over several months” to identify responsive discovery.

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Is a Web Bug a Wiretap?

E-Discovery LLC

The hospitals stated that they and their “Third Party Service Provider[s]” collected and saved “the default information customarily logged by worldwide web server software,” which included “date and time, originating IP address and domain name … , object requested, and completion status of the request.”