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What Objections May Be Raised to a Subpoena by a Non-Party?

E-Discovery LLC

July 22, 2024), the Court addressed the type of objections that a subpoenaed non-party may make. That was a novel issue in Maryland. The Court held “that [nonparty] TST had standing to challenge the subpoena on grounds that some of the requests were overbroad and not relevant to the subject matter involved in the divorce action.”

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Possession, Custody, or Control of Responsive Information by States Suing Meta

E-Discovery LLC

The September 6, 2024, decision in In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, 2024 WL 4125618 (N.D. Meta responded that Rule 34 requests were proper and it should not be forced to serve over 200 subpoenas under Rule 45. 2024), applies the “legal control” standard to Fed.R.Civ.P.

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FTC and DOJ Update Guidance Regarding Preservation of Data from Collaboration Tools and Ephemeral Messages

Discovery Advocate

The updates reinforce the “longstanding obligation” to preserve and produce all responsive documents, including data from ephemeral messaging applications that allow messages to disappear or are designed to hide evidence.

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Court Declines To Compel Employer To Produce Data from Employees’ Personal Mobile Devices

Discovery Advocate

In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , Further, employers should examine their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies to ensure that what is or is not company data is well defined according to their business, regulatory and litigation needs. In In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , 18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D.

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Court Declines To Compel Employer To Produce Data from Employees’ Personal Mobile Devices

Discovery Advocate

In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , Further, employers should examine their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies to ensure that what is or is not company data is well defined according to their business, regulatory and litigation needs. In In re Pork Antitrust Litig. , 18-cv-2022 WL 972401 (D.

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What is ECA (Early Case Assessment) and Why is it Important?

Percipient

Early case assessment (ECA) provides an opportunity to understand documentary and digital evidence. Early examination of facts, data and ESI may reveal helpful information not readily apparent that may ultimately strengthen a litigant’s position (or expose weakness). The results: savings to the tune of almost $400,000.

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How to avoid overpaying on law firm billing rates

Simple Legal

Benchmarking also gives you concrete evidence to support rate negotiations with current and potential vendors. For example, ALSP Percipient saved a client around $400,000 just by taking over document review and subpoena compliance for them. Say your outside counsel asks you to increase their hourly billing rate by 10%.

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