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Announcing Fifth Annual LTNY Thought Leader Series!: eDiscovery Trends
 Announcing Fifth Annual LTNY Thought Leader Series!: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

The appearance of the dancing light bulb can only mean one thing – it’s time for another thought leader series! Over our nearly 4 1/2 years of our existence, eDiscoveryDaily has published several thought leader interviews from various thought leaders throughout the eDiscovery community, including an annual series of interviews at LegalTech New York (LTNY). For the fifth consecutive year, we’re pleased to introduce the schedule for this year’s series, which will begin next Monday, February 23.

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Appeals Court Reverses Award for Attorney Fees for Overbroad ESI Requests: eDiscovery Case Law
 Appeals Court Reverses Award for Attorney Fees for Overbroad ESI Requests: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Bertoli et al. v. City of Sebastopol, et al., the California Court of Appeals, while not disagreeing with the trial court’s finding that the plaintiff’s ESI request was “unfocused and nonspecific, unduly burdensome, and an alarming invasion of privacy rights”, disagreed that their Public Records Act (PRA) requests were “clearly frivolous” and reversed the trial court’s order for attorneys fees and costs.

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Despite Weather and Travel Issues, Exhibitors Happy with Last Week’s LegalTech: eDiscovery Trends
 Despite Weather and Travel Issues, Exhibitors Happy with Last Week’s LegalTech: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

As we noted on Monday, for the second year in a row, weather caused significant travel delays and cancelled flights at last week’s LegalTech® New York 2015 (LTNY). As a result, on the last day of the show, I decided to tour the exhibit hall and ask some of the exhibitors their thoughts about this year’s show, how it compared to previous years and whether American Lawyer Media (ALM) should consider moving LTNY to a different (i.e., warmer) time of year. Here is some of their feedback.

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Data Breaches are Up, But Records Breached are Down: Cybersecurity Trends
 Data Breaches are Up, But Records Breached are Down: Cybersecurity Trends 150 150 CloudNine

One of the most discussed topics at last week’s LegalTech® New York 2015 (LTNY) was cybersecurity. And, with good reason, as it seems as though every other day, there is another report of a data breach (last week, it was health insurance company Anthem with an estimated 80 million people affected). Now, 27001 Academy has prepared an informative infographic with stats regarding 2014 data breaches and an offer of a free eBook with cybersecurity best practices.

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Judge Shows Her Disgust via “Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute”: eDiscovery Case Law
 Judge Shows Her Disgust via “Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute”: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Herron v. Fannie Mae, et al., DC District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer issued an order titled “Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute” where she decided that “[c]ontrary to its usual practice, the Court will rule immediately, in writing” on the latest discovery disputes between the plaintiff and defendant.

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Miscellaneous Observations About LegalTech: eDiscovery Trends
 Miscellaneous Observations About LegalTech: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Did you attend LegalTech® New York 2015 (LTNY) last week? We did, and for the fifth year in a row(!), we interviewed several industry thought leaders to get their thoughts on the significant trends for 2015. As for the show itself, here are some of my miscellaneous observations.

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When Claiming Workplace Injury, Facebook Posts Aren’t Handy, Man: eDiscovery Case Law
 When Claiming Workplace Injury, Facebook Posts Aren’t Handy, Man: eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In In Newill v. Campbell Transp. Co., Pennsylvania Senior District Judge Terrence F. McVerry ruled on the plaintiff’s motion in limine on miscellaneous matters by allowing the defendant to introduce Facebook posts into evidence that related to the plaintiff’s physical capabilities, but not those that related to his employability.

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Thursday LTNY 2015 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends
 Thursday LTNY 2015 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

As noted yesterday and Tuesday, LegalTech® New York 2015 (LTNY) is happening this week and eDiscoveryDaily is here to report about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show. This is the last day to check out the show if you’re in the New York area with a number of sessions (both paid and free) available and over 199 exhibitors providing information on their products and services. Here are some of the sessions in the main conference tracks today.

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Wednesday LTNY 2015 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends
 Wednesday LTNY 2015 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

As noted yesterday, LegalTech® New York 2015 (LTNY) is happening this week and eDiscoveryDaily is here to report about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show. There’s still time to check out the show if you’re in the New York area with a number of sessions (both paid and free) available and over 199 exhibitors providing information on their products and services. Here are some of the sessions in the main conference tracks today.

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Welcome to LegalTech New York 2015!: eDiscovery Trends
 Welcome to LegalTech New York 2015!: eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Today is the start of LegalTech® New York 2015 (LTNY) and, for the fifth year in a row, eDiscoveryDaily is here to report about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show. Over the next three days, we will provide a description each day of some of the sessions related to eDiscovery to give you a sense of the topics being covered. Here are some highlights for today!

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