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Is a Blended Document Review Rate of $466 Per Hour Excessive? – eDiscovery Case Law
 Is a Blended Document Review Rate of $466 Per Hour Excessive? – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

Remember when we raised the question as to whether it is time to ditch the per hour model for document review? One of the cases we highlighted for perceived overbilling was ruled upon last month. In the case In re Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation, New York District Judge Sidney H. Stein rejected as unreasonable the plaintiffs’ lead counsel’s proffered blended rate of more than $400 for contract attorneys—more than the blended rate charged for associate attorneys—most of whom were tasked with routine document review work.

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eDiscovery Daily is Three Years Old!
 eDiscovery Daily is Three Years Old! 150 150 CloudNine

We’ve always been free, now we are three! It’s hard to believe that it has been three years ago today since we launched the eDiscoveryDaily blog. We’re past the “terrible twos” and heading towards pre-school. Before you know it, we’ll be ready to take our driver’s test! Here are some posts over the last six months you may have missed.

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If Production is Small, Does that Mean ESI is Being Withheld? – eDiscovery Case Law
 If Production is Small, Does that Mean ESI is Being Withheld? – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In American Home Assurance Co. v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., Nebraska District Judge Lyle E. Strom ruled (among other things) that the defendants must disclose the sources it has searched (or intends to search) for electronically stored information (ESI) to the plaintiffs and, for each source, identify the search terms used.

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Court Awards Sanctions, But Declines to Order Defendants to Retain an eDiscovery Vendor – Yet – eDiscovery Case Law
 Court Awards Sanctions, But Declines to Order Defendants to Retain an eDiscovery Vendor – Yet – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Logtale, Ltd. v. IKOR, Inc., California Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu granted the plaintiff’s motion to compel responses to discovery and awarded partial attorney’s fees as a result of defendants’ conduct. The judge did not grant the plaintiff’s request to order Defendants to retain an eDiscovery vendor to conduct a thorough and adequate search for responsive electronic documents, but did note that the court would do so “if there are continuing problems with their document productions”.

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Need to Make Key Discovery Decisions? Build a Tree – eDiscovery Best Practices
 Need to Make Key Discovery Decisions? Build a Tree – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

There are several decisions that the lead attorney has to make when a new case is filed. Decisions made early in the life cycle of a case can significantly affect how discovery is managed and how costly the discovery process can be for that case. Decision trees are a mechanism that can help attorneys plan for discovery by enabling them to make decisions up front that can lead to more efficient management of the discovery process.

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August Pop Quiz Answers! – eDiscovery Trends
 August Pop Quiz Answers! – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Yesterday, we gave you a pop quiz for the topics we’ve covered in the past month. If you’re reading the blog each day, these questions should be easy! Let’s see how you did. Here are the answers.

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August Pop Quiz! – eDiscovery Trends
 August Pop Quiz! – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Did you think we forgot to quiz you about last month’s topics? Perish the thought! Like we did in July, here is a pop quiz for the topics we covered in August. If you’re reading the blog each day, these questions should be easy! If not, we’ve provided a link to the post with the answer. We’re that nice. Test your knowledge! Tomorrow, we’ll post the answers for those who don’t know and didn’t look them up.

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The Sedona Conference Commentary on Ethics & Metadata – eDiscovery Best Practices
 The Sedona Conference Commentary on Ethics & Metadata – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

One of the most influential organizations in eDiscovery is The Sedona Conference® (TSC), and some of TSC’s most recent contributions have been documented in this blog, including a commentary on proportionality (released in 2010), database principles (2011) and guidance for judges (2012). Last month, TSC’s Working Group on Electronic Document Retention & Production (WG1) released it’s Second Edition of The Sedona Conference® Commentary on Ethics & Metadata.

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SWOT Away Uncertainty in Your Discovery Practice – eDiscovery Best Practices
 SWOT Away Uncertainty in Your Discovery Practice – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

Understanding the relationships of your organization’s internal and external challenges allows your organization to approach ongoing and future discovery in a more strategic process. A “SWOT” analysis is a tool that can be used to develop that understanding.

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Imagine if the Zubulake Case Turned Out Like This – eDiscovery Case Law
 Imagine if the Zubulake Case Turned Out Like This – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

You’ve got an employee suing her ex-employer for discrimination, hostile work environment and being forced to resign. During discovery, it was determined that a key email was deleted due to the employer’s routine auto-delete policy, so the plaintiff filed a motion for sanctions. Sound familiar? Yep. Was her motion granted? Nope.

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