Complex Discovery

OCTOBER 10, 2024

For professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery, this ruling provides critical insight into the evolving legal landscape and the heightened importance of data protection standards.

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E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In response, I have published multiple blogs echoing Judge Grimm: Protecting the Judiciary E-Discovery LLC (Jan. 30, 2025); Marylands Protection of the Judiciary E-Discovery LLC (Apr. 10, 2024); American Bar Association Statement on Threats Against the Judiciary E-Discovery LLC (Apr.

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E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

19, 2025)(Emphasis added), the court wrote: Throughout his responses, Canales objects to OPWs requests on the ground that they are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. See Reasonably Calculated to Lead to Discovery of Admissible Evidence (Nov. Rule 33 Advisory Comm. Bartow Ins.

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E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 6, 2024

July 31, 2024), the court resolved two disputes over an ESI Protocol, writing: “As to the first category of disagreement, the Parties have found themselves at an impasse as to the proper number of document custodians to be set forth in the ESI protocol.” “The Discovery Plan” (Jan. That category contained several subcategories.

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E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 4, 2025

The discovery disputes presented in Rouse did not involve that part of the ESI Protocol. I suggest that the better view is that, under the precise rubric of the procedural rules, discovery is limited to relevant information. Likewise, dont assume the Court shares your interpretation of the protocol. Emphasis added].

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E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 6, 2025

3, 2025), the court issued another hyperlinked document discovery decision arising out of the parties ESI Protocol. The court ruled: If it has not already done so, Uber shall produce documents hyperlinked in Google chat messages, and related metadata to the extent feasible. Managing E-Discovery and ESI (ABA 2011), Chap.

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Discovery Advocate

JUNE 8, 2023

Relying on an employee’s memory without an accompanying thorough discussion – informed by potentially relevant technical considerations of where data may reside and a more robust effort to locate it – is unlikely to constitute a “reasonable search” for purposes of defending a response to a request for non-objectionable discovery.

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E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The court wrote that: The Document Requests called for Bedford to produce documents in a specified format consistent with the Stipulated Protective Order and the E-Discovery Stipulation and to provide specified information regarding responsive documents that were destroyed, lost or otherwise unavailable (“destruction/ unavailable log).

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Discovery Advocate

JUNE 7, 2023

Relying on an employee’s memory without an accompanying thorough discussion – informed by potentially relevant technical considerations of where data may reside and a more robust effort to locate it – is unlikely to constitute a “reasonable search” for purposes of defending a response to a request for non-objectionable discovery.

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WA Bar News

JULY 10, 2024

While the courthouse doors may remain open in the first instance to nonmeritorious lawsuits, the anti-SLAPP procedures allow a defendant to bring the matter to resolution through an early motion before much (if any) discovery is conducted. The scope of discovery is left to the trial court pursuant to the Civil Rules.

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Complex Discovery

JULY 9, 2024

Grewal characterized their pursuit as a quest for “reasonable discovery” in response to the SEC’s June 2023 lawsuit. Coinbase’s defense strategy draws parallels to the high-profile Ripple case, where the court ruled that certain internal SEC communications were relevant to Ripple’s fair notice defense.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Supreme Court today granted a request by the U.S. Nealy, which challenges a circuit court ruling that, under the discovery accrual rule, monetary damages for infringement under the Copyright Act are available for acts occurring outside of the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations.

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E-Discovery LLC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Kay adds: “Anyone using AI that creates content in response to user prompts must also be trained to use it properly and comply with existing court rules and laws. However, the policy neither prohibits nor requires the use of GenAI.

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WA Bar News

JUNE 11, 2024

First, by focusing on these two areas, I definitely do not imply that these are the only issues that can arise in either depositions or discovery more broadly. 9 Washington’s appellate courts have also long spoken to the need to “play fair” in discovery generally and with witness testimony in particular. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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Complex Discovery

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Key recommendations include: Pretrial Evidentiary Hearings: Judges should require early disclosure of potential deepfake-related evidence, enabling discovery and the use of expert witnesses to authenticate digital materials. For eDiscovery professionals, the stakes are particularly high.

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SW&L Attorneys Blog

JUNE 18, 2024

From navigating convoluted regulatory frameworks to managing extensive discovery processes, the reality of litigation can overwhelm even the most prepared enterprises. This complexity not only strains financial resources but also diverts attention from core business operations.

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Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Court criticized Arch Insurance’s handling of the ESI search, describing the delay as indicative of “counsel’s disdain” for its discovery obligations. The Court found Arch Insurance’s actions caused prejudice to the Plaintiffs in the form of delays, costs and lost evidence, justifying sanctions under Rule 37(e)(1).

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Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The court cited an affidavit submitted by an eDiscovery expert witness who noted that when X1 Social Discovery was used to collect from the Plaintiff’s Facebook account, key evidence that existed prior to the litigation was missing because it had been deleted by the Plaintiff prior to the X1 Social Discovery collection.

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Complex Discovery

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Her leadership saw the imposition of multibillion-euro fines and pivotal court rulings that have reshaped the digital regulatory framework in Europe. Through decisive action against industry giants like Google and Apple, Vestager championed fair competition in digital markets.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In response to this discovery, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to return the land to the Bruce family. The legal heirs of Charles and Willa Bruce were all set to receive the deed to Bruce’s Beach. And, perhaps more importantly, it also determines how a case will unfold. Click here to learn more today.

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RPC Strategies

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Questa Discovery Questa Discovery makes high-speed processing of large data sets of e-discovery with efficient data indexing available to small and medium size companies. The AI-powered product automatically drafts personalized “touching-base” emails and follows potential leads on social media.

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Complex Discovery

JULY 12, 2024

Supreme Court to protect its corporate records from disclosure, citing a lower court ruling that challenges the sanctity of attorney-client privilege. has petitioned the U.S.

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RPC Strategies

MAY 1, 2023

AI technology has become essential for the operation of e-discovery managed document reviews and data searches over the past two decades. Every case being litigated in the world today is necessarily an e-discovery case. At least it won’t do so yet.

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Complex Discovery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Corporate Responsibility and Future Compliance Germany’s Federal Court ruling represents a transformative moment in data privacy law, empowering users to claim compensation for the mere loss of control over their personal data.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

E-discovery. Also integrate CalendarRules into your MyCase calendar to create events with court rules-based calculations. Invoicing and billing software . Legal accounting software . Client intake and lead management software. Full-text search to enable conflict checking . Workflow automation software. Legal research .

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WA Bar News

JULY 10, 2024

THESE NOTICES OF THE IMPOSITION OF DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS AND ACTIONS are published pursuant to Rule 3.5(c) c) of the Washington Supreme Court Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct. Decision documents: Order Approving Stipulation; Stipulation to Reprimand; and Notice of Reprimand.

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WA Bar News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In addition to triggering a range of human emotions, this uncomfortable discovery may also raise a duty to correct under the Rules of Professional Conduct, specifically RPC 3.3(a)(1): 9 Here, however, well focus on the ethics rule. 7 Fourth, because the duty to correct under RPC 3.3(a)(1) Comment 3 to RPC 3.3

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WA Bar News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Act provides for selection and immunity of arbitrators, discovery protocols, attorney fees, and fair and expeditious resolutions. Recommendation : There is some uncertainty (until a Washington appellate court rules) about what can be waived in the statute as well as how to properly waive it.

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Percipient

APRIL 22, 2023

23, 2015) the court observed that responding parties presumptively bear the expense of complying with discovery requests unless the expense is “significant.” Much of the costs were charges from an e-discovery vendor to collect and search electronically stored information (ESI) , including e-mails relating to Cardinal.

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IP Whiteboard

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Justice Markovic recently presided over an application for preliminary discovery that was sought after allegedly counterfeit MANOLO BLAHNIK shoes were found to be sold in a Sydney boutique store. No progress was made after several rounds of correspondence between lawyers, which led to the commencement of proceedings seeking discovery.

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E-Discovery LLC

JUNE 1, 2024

Stuart, “Privacy in Discovery After Dobbs,” 26 Va. Perhaps a middle ground might be to permit citation of unreported decisions as non-precedential and non-binding, and for whatever persuasive value the Court deems they may, or may not, have. & Tech. 257 (2023); and, 2 Shue, Vergari, State Computer Law § 8:2027. & Proc.

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Lawmatics

AUGUST 8, 2023

4 Streamlining Case Law Research Prompt: "Summarize the following recent Federal Circuit Court rulings on the Fourth Amendment search and seizure doctrine, focusing on decisions involving digital privacy issues. It's ideal for general legal research or when updating client advisory materials.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2023

Now, 670 courses may sound like a large number, but this number includes every e-discovery, cybersecurity, law office management, and law practice and technology course in the country. In our longitudinal study, we found that 670 technology courses were offered in the technology space. This results in an average of 3.38

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Complex Discovery

OCTOBER 10, 2024

News Sources Russian rampage against US tech continues with ban of Discord Russia blocks instant messaging platform Discord, TASS reports Discord blocked in Russia for failing to meet content law requirements Russia Bans Discord Over ‘Unlawful Information Posting’ Assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies Additional Reading EU Court Ruling Limits Meta’s (..)

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Complex Discovery

OCTOBER 17, 2024

News Sources DOT Penalizes Lufthansa $4 Million for Violating Passengers’ Civil Rights Lufthansa ordered to pay $4M for discrimination in 2022 Lufthansa fined a record $4 million for denying boarding to 128 Jews who didn’t know each other In record, US fines Lufthansa $4m for denying boarding to Jewish passengers in 2022 Passengers say Lufthansa threw (..)

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Complex Discovery

OCTOBER 24, 2024

News Sources CFPB passes rules aiming to boost competition in financial services ‘Open banking’ rules for consumer data unveiled by US watchdog Watch CFPB Director Rohit Chopra speak at DC Fintech Week CFPB Finalizes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule to Boost Competition, Protect Privacy, and Give Families More Choice in Financial Services (..)

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Complex Discovery

OCTOBER 23, 2024

News Sources Facebook owner Meta restarts facial recognition tech in ‘celeb-bait’ crackdown Meta to scan people’s faces to check whether they are AI Meta is reviving facial recognition for Facebook and Instagram three years after it shut down the tool—this time, to fight back against scammers Meta tests facial recognition for spotting ‘celeb-bait’ (..)

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