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In April, we covered a benchmarking study of eDiscovery Practices for Government Agencies conducted by Deloitte – their seventh annual such study. You don’t have to wait a whole year for an update – their Eighth Annual Benchmarking Study of Electronic Discovery Practices for Government Agencies is available now.
read moreIn Pero v. Norfolk Southern Railway, Co., Tennessee Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley, Jr. granted the plaintiff’s motion to compel discovery of a video declining to require the plaintiff to view the video at the defendant’s counsel’s office or obtain a license for the proprietary viewing software, ordering the defendant instead to either produce a laptop with the video loaded on it or to reimburse the plaintiff for the cost of a software license.
read moreOver two years ago, we covered EDRM’s initial announcement of a new guide called Statistical Sampling Applied to Electronic Discovery. Now, they have announced an updated version of the guide.
read moreIn Peterson v. Matlock, New Jersey Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert denied the plaintiffs motion to compel defendants to produce the plaintiff’s electronically stored medical records in “native readable format” after the defendants produced the records in PDF format, agreeing that the defendants had demonstrated that they would suffer an undue burden in complying with the plaintiff’s request.
read moreWant to know about law department habits regarding legal spend? Then, Huron Legal has a report for you.
read moreOne of the topics at the roundtable discussion after the Houston showing of The Decade of Discovery the other night was regarding Rule 37(e), preservation and sanctions. Apparently, at least in one state, the burden of preservation has become a fairly significant cost to that state.
read moreA few months ago, we told you about an intriguing documentary about eDiscovery that premiered in the New York area. Then, in October, we told you that documentary is making the rounds and may be coming to a theatre near you. Tonight, that documentary is showing in my hometown of Houston, so if you’re in the area, come check it out! It’s free, if you register!
read moreIn Regulatory Fundamentals Group v. Governance Risk Management Compliance, New York District Judge Katherine B. Forrest granted the plaintiff’s motion for sanctions and ordered that judgment be entered for the defendant’s “planned, repeated, and comprehensive” destruction of highly-relevant documents.
read moreAs a devoted blog writer and eDiscovery geek, with Thanksgiving coming this Thursday, I thought it would be a good time to talk about what I’m thankful for this holiday season from an eDiscovery standpoint. Maybe you’re thankful for some of these same things?
read moreIn Good v. American Water Works, West Virginia District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. granted the defendants’ motion for a Rule 502(d) order that merely encouraged the incorporation and employment of time-saving computer-assisted privilege review over the plaintiffs’ proposal disallowing linear privilege review altogether.
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