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Here are Some Questions You Might Not Think to Ask Your Technology Provider: eDiscovery Best Practices
 Here are Some Questions You Might Not Think to Ask Your Technology Provider: eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

I love Rob Robinson’s Complex Discovery site. Whether it’s information on eDiscovery provider mergers and acquisitions, a software and services mashup of the eDiscovery market, or links to many other useful resources, his is a site I check out pretty much daily. His latest post discusses some questions that you might not think to ask your technology provider, because they might be “uncomfortable”.

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Court Orders Defendant to Supplement Data Used for Statistical Sampling: eDiscovery Case Law
 Court Orders Defendant to Supplement Data Used for Statistical Sampling: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In United States ex rel Guardiola v. Renown Health, Nevada Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke agreed with the relator’s contention that the data used to finalize the relator’s proposed statistical sampling plan was incomplete due to how data was identified within one of two billing systems used by the defendant. As a result, she ordered the defendant to “EXPEDITIOUSLY PRODUCE” the additional data (and, yes, she used all caps).

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One in Three Companies Lacks an Information Security Policy, According to New Study: eDiscovery Trends
 One in Three Companies Lacks an Information Security Policy, According to New Study: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

According to a new cybersecurity study, despite improvement in several areas, one in three companies still lacks policies for information security, data encryption and data classification.

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Privilege Log Identifies Additional Documents to be Produced by Defendant: eDiscovery Case Law
 Privilege Log Identifies Additional Documents to be Produced by Defendant: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Commonwealth Advisors, Inc. et al., Louisiana Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger ordered the defendants to produce additional documents that were identified on the defendants’ privilege log, but for which the defendants had waived attorney-client privilege.

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New Survey of Corporate Counsel Finds Little Improvement in eDiscovery Capabilities Over the Last Year: eDiscovery Trends
 New Survey of Corporate Counsel Finds Little Improvement in eDiscovery Capabilities Over the Last Year: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

According to the second annual Inside E-Discovery Survey by BDO Consulting, corporate organizations have made relatively little improvement in their eDiscovery technology capabilities over the past year, with the middle market falling the furthest behind.

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Organize Your Collection by Message Thread to Save Costs During Review: eDiscovery Best Practices
 Organize Your Collection by Message Thread to Save Costs During Review: eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

Not only is insanity doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, but in eDiscovery review, it can be even worse when you do get a different result.

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Not Preserving Texts Results in Adverse Inference Sanctions for Plaintiff: eDiscovery Case Law
 Not Preserving Texts Results in Adverse Inference Sanctions for Plaintiff: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In NuVasive, Inc. v. Madsen Med., Inc., California Chief District Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz granted the defendants’ motion for adverse inference sanctions for failure to preserve text messages from four custodial employees that were key to the case.

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The Forecast is for Way More Clouds by 2018: eDiscovery Trends
 The Forecast is for Way More Clouds by 2018: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

According to a new Gartner report released earlier this month, by 2018, at least 30% of the data reviewed in eDiscovery will be stored in the cloud, up from 5% this year.

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A Long Time Litigation Support Professional Gets a Deserved Recognition: eDiscovery Trends
 A Long Time Litigation Support Professional Gets a Deserved Recognition: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

When people ask me how long I’ve been working in the litigation support/eDiscovery industry, I generally tell them “25+ years” (after 25, I just stopped counting). But, there is someone who has been a litigation support professional for over 40(!) years, who recently received a well-deserved recognition for her work over the years. Her name is Robin Athlyn Thompson.

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What Do Daegis, Credence Corporation and Elysium Digital All Have in Common?: eDiscovery Trends
 What Do Daegis, Credence Corporation and Elysium Digital All Have in Common?: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

All three of these eDiscovery providers have been acquired within the last 2 1/2 months. Evolve Discovery? Ditto. Believe it or not, there have been a whopping 35 mergers, acquisitions and investments in the eDiscovery industry so far this year! That’s busy!

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