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

Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

In its first eDiscovery failing, Arch Insurance did not issue a litigation hold until four years after having constructive notice of the claim. The Court ruled that the Plaintiff could introduce evidence of Arch Insurance’s eDiscovery failures at trial and would issue a jury instruction as an evidentiary sanction.

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2024 Litigation Resolutions for All Litigators

Sound Jury Blog

motions in limine), but even some of those should be thought of as squirrels since they distract you from your carefully constructed litigation plan. And 3) How do you want jurors to apply the jury instructions to the verdict form questions? Yes, there are “squirrels” that are not as trivial (e.g.,

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No, You Don’t Have to Read Everything

Joshua Gilliland

Determining the case story lawyers want to tell the jury focuses review to find that information. Moreover, jury instructions are highly effective in structuring document review to find what is relevant. Bow Tie Thoughts Relevancy review does not require eyes on every document.