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The Cloud is a “Rush” Project’s Best Friend: eDiscovery Best Practices
 The Cloud is a “Rush” Project’s Best Friend: eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

Today is Friday. While many of you can look forward to a long, enjoyable Memorial Day weekend, chances are that at least a few of you will be making weekend plans when, late in the day, you will receive a CD, DVD, hard drive or link to data on a server somewhere that needs to be reviewed over the weekend. If this happens, you can turn to the “cloud” to help you get started.

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Faster, Cheaper Better: How Automation is Revolutionizing eDiscovery: eDiscovery Trends
 Faster, Cheaper Better: How Automation is Revolutionizing eDiscovery: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

We had a terrific session on Tuesday discussing how automation is revolutionizing eDiscovery at The Masters Conference Windy City Cybersecurity, Social Media and eDiscovery event. If you’re disappointed that you missed it, you’re in luck – there’s a recording of the session!

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Court Rules Lack of Bad Faith in Denying Sanctions for Defendants’ Deletion of ESI: eDiscovery Case Law
 Court Rules Lack of Bad Faith in Denying Sanctions for Defendants’ Deletion of ESI: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Martin v. Stoops Buick, Inc. et. al., Indiana Chief District Judge Richard L. Young ruled that the plaintiff did not carry her burden of proving that the defendants’ deliberately destroyed evidence in bad faith; therefore, he denied her Motion for Sanctions Against Defendants for the Spoliation of Evidence.

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Today’s the Day to “Master” Your Knowledge of eDiscovery in Chicago!: eDiscovery Trends
 Today’s the Day to “Master” Your Knowledge of eDiscovery in Chicago!: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Today’s the day! If you’re in the Chicago area today, join me and other legal technology experts and professionals at The Masters Conference Windy City Cybersecurity, Social Media and eDiscovery event for a full day of educational sessions covering a wide range of topics! It’s not too late to register and attend!

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Rule Change Could Facilitate the Government’s Ability to Access ESI in Criminal Investigations: eDiscovery Trends
 Rule Change Could Facilitate the Government’s Ability to Access ESI in Criminal Investigations: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

A rule modification adopted by the United States Supreme Court that significantly changes the way in which the government can obtain search warrants to access computer systems and electronically stored information (ESI) of suspected hackers could go into effect on December 1.

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Judge Scheindlin Speaks!: eDiscovery Trends
 Judge Scheindlin Speaks!: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Kudos to Jason Krause at ACEDS for getting the first “post-bench retirement” (at least that I know of) interview with (now former) U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin!

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Court Orders Plaintiff to Perform a “Download Your Info” From Facebook: eDiscovery Case Law
 Court Orders Plaintiff to Perform a “Download Your Info” From Facebook: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Rhone v. Schneider Nat’l Carriers, Inc., Missouri Magistrate Judge Noelle C. Collins ordered the plaintiff to disclose a complete list of her social media accounts to the defendant and also provide a “Download Your Info” report from her Facebook account from June 2, 2014 to the present within fourteen days and ordered the defendant to disclose to the plaintiff any and all posts, photos or other media from the report it intends to use in support of its defense.

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Former IT Administrator with “Keys to the Kingdom” Charged with Hacking into Former Employer: eDiscovery Trends
 Former IT Administrator with “Keys to the Kingdom” Charged with Hacking into Former Employer: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

A former IT administrator pled not guilty earlier this month to federal charges of hacking into the computer system of Blue Stone Strategy Group – an Irvine-based company and the man’s former employer – and deleting files.

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The Number of Files in Each Gigabyte Can Vary Widely: eDiscovery Best Practices
 The Number of Files in Each Gigabyte Can Vary Widely: eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

Now and then, I am asked by clients how many documents (files) are typically contained in one gigabyte (GB) of data. When trying to estimate the costs for review, having a good estimate of the number of files is important to provide a good estimate for review costs. However, because the number of files per GB can vary widely, estimating review costs accurately can be a challenge.

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Plaintiffs Ordered to Produce a Copy of Access Database for Forensic Analysis: eDiscovery Case Law
 Plaintiffs Ordered to Produce a Copy of Access Database for Forensic Analysis: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Thorne Research, Inc. et. al. v. Atlantic Pro-Nutrients, Inc., Utah Magistrate Judge Paul M. Warner determined that, because the parties had competing affidavits regarding whether a Microsoft Access database created by the plaintiffs’ co-inventor stores metadata and that metadata (if present) was clearly relevant, the defendant should be allowed the opportunity to conduct a forensic analysis as to whether or not the metadata exists in the native format of the Access database.

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