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Sedona Conference Commentary on Discovery of Collaboration Platforms – What is a Document?

E-Discovery LLC

The Sedona Conference has posted its Commentary on Discovery of Collaboration Platforms Data, Public Comment Version (Apr. 26(b)(1) states that [i]nformation within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable, discoverable material that does not meet evidentiary standards may be of little or limited value.

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Non-Testifying Consultant Subject to Discovery Where Testifying Expert Relied on Consultant’s Work

E-Discovery LLC

26(a)(2) governs discovery of expert testimony. 26(b)(4)(D) protects information related to experts employed only for trial preparation, except under exceptional circumstances as defined in the Rule. Tesla moved to compel the whole ball of wax identity, a deposition, all documents and communications, invoices, etc. Fed.R.Civ.P.

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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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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

They will require a material change in the way many attorneys practice discovery. This article will explain the changes effected by the rule amendments and, with respect to CR 26, provide context considered by the Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group in drafting the proposed amendments to illustrate their impact.

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Scheduling Orders Are Mandatory; Vital to Caseload Management; and, Enforced Even Where Parties Got Themselves Into a “Pickle” by Dilatory Efforts to Cooperate

E-Discovery LLC

1, 2024), opens with the court’s statement that: The parties jointly ask to extend the discovery deadline and continue the trial. As the parties have demonstrated that they cannot manage the discovery process efficiently on their own, court oversight is necessary. 721, 736-37 (2017). The parties engaged in EEOC conciliation.

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Court-Ordered Production of a “Destruction/Unavailable” Log

E-Discovery LLC

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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MyCase + Legalyze.ai: Revolutionize Your Firm With AI

MyCase

has become indispensable in our motion practice trial preparations for all our complex civil litigation. It is an amazing tool.” – Elizabeth Bingham, Chief of Election Litigation & Civil Litigation Division How Does the Integration Work? With the MyCase and Legalyze.ai Legalyze.ai and vice versa.