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A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to LegalTech – eDiscovery Trends
 A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to LegalTech – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Hopefully you made it to LegalTech® New York 2014 (LTNY), despite the weather. It’s happening this week and there’s still two more days 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 218 exhibitors providing information on their products and services. Here are some of the sessions in the main conference tracks.

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Welcome to LegalTech New York 2014! – eDiscovery Trends
 Welcome to LegalTech New York 2014! – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Today is the start of LegalTech® New York 2014 (LTNY) and, for the fourth 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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Discovery of Privileged Documents and Form of Production Addressed in Ruling on Second Motion to Compel – eDiscovery Case Law
 Discovery of Privileged Documents and Form of Production Addressed in Ruling on Second Motion to Compel – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In RPM Pizza LLC v. Argonaut Great Central Insurance Co., Louisiana Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger delivered a partial ruling on a Second Motion to Compel the Production of Documents and Interrogatory Responses filed by the plaintiffs, who filed the motion in effect to renew their previous motion to compel, to which the defendant did not respond in a timely manner. Largely due to the delayed response, Judge Reidlinger ruled in favor of the plaintiff on several aspects of the motion.

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Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned for Inadvertent Disclosure, Samsung Escapes Sanction – eDiscovery Case Law
 Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned for Inadvertent Disclosure, Samsung Escapes Sanction – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

California Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal has now handed down an order on motions for sanctions against Samsung and the Quinn Emanuel law firm in the never-ending Apple v. Samsung litigation for the inadvertent disclosure of confidential agreements that Apple had with Nokia, Ericsson, Sharp and Philips – now widely referred to as “patentgate”.

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If You’re Going to Attend Just One Session at LegalTech Next Week, Make it This Session – eDiscovery Best Practices
 If You’re Going to Attend Just One Session at LegalTech Next Week, Make it This Session – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

In just a few days, there will be big happenings in the New York area! No, I’m not talking about the big game, I’m talking about the biggest legal technology event of the year, LegalTech New York (LTNY). If you’re going to be attending the conference this year (and, if not, why not?), here is a session that is a “must attend” for anyone who wants to know leading judges’ perspectives on eDiscovery rules changes and best practices.

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ESI Cost Budget Calculator – eDiscovery Best Practices
 ESI Cost Budget Calculator – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

Last month, we discussed budget calculators available from the Metrics section of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) web site. So far, we have reviewed three budget calculators, the E-Discovery Cost Estimator for Processing and Review, the Doc Review Cost Calculator and the EDRM UTBMS eDiscovery Code Set Calculator. Here is the fourth and final calculator (currently) on the site, the ESI Cost Budget Calculator, provided by Browning Marean, DLA Piper law firm.

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Federal Circuit Reduces Award for Defendants Based on Costs of Digital Copies – eDiscovery Case Law
 Federal Circuit Reduces Award for Defendants Based on Costs of Digital Copies – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Phillip M. Adams & Associates, L.L.C. v. Sony Electronics Inc., a Federal Circuit court limited awards for the defendant with regard to the costs of digital copies, in a decision that followed the reasoning of the Third Circuit and Fourth Circuit in prior cases.

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Court Grants Motion to Compel Defendant to Produce Documents as Requested and Chronicle Approach – eDiscovery Case Law
 Court Grants Motion to Compel Defendant to Produce Documents as Requested and Chronicle Approach – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Home Instead, Inc. v. Florance, following a motion to compel discovery on behalf of the plaintiff, Nebraska Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart ordered the defendant to produce documents requested during discovery and required the defendant to produce a sworn affidavit chronicling the methods used in their search for production of the discovery documents.

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LitigationWorld Quick Start Guide to Mastering eDiscovery – eDiscovery Best Practices
 LitigationWorld Quick Start Guide to Mastering eDiscovery – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

Sometimes, it seems like we’re going too fast when trying to explain eDiscovery to attorneys. At least it seems that there are a lot of attorneys that don’t understand the simplest basics. Now, a brand new guide is hoping to help change that. Earlier this month, TechnoLawyer published LitigationWorld Quick Start Guide to Mastering Ediscovery, written by Tom O’Connor, who is a nationally recognized consultant in legal technology.

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2013 eDiscovery Year in Review: eDiscovery Case Law, Part 4
 2013 eDiscovery Year in Review: eDiscovery Case Law, Part 4 150 150 CloudNine

As we noted on Thursday, Friday and yesterday, eDiscoveryDaily published 78 posts related to eDiscovery case decisions and activities over the past year, covering 62 unique cases! Yesterday, we looked back at cases related to proportionality and the first half of the cases related to sanctions (yes, there were that many). Today, here are the rest of the cases related to sanctions.

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