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How Big is Your ESI Collection, Really? – eDiscovery Best Practices

After identifying custodians relevant to the case and collecting files from each, you’ve collected roughly 100 gigabytes (GB) of Microsoft Outlook email PST files and loose electronic files from the custodians. You identify a vendor to process the files to load into a review tool, so that you can perform review and produce the files to opposing counsel. After processing, the vendor sends you a bill – and they’ve charged you to process over 200 GB!! Are they trying to overbill you?

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Permissive Adverse Inference Instruction Upheld on Appeal – eDiscovery Case Law

In Mali v. Federal Insurance Co., the Second Circuit explained the distinctions between two types of adverse inference instructions: a sanction for misconduct versus an explanatory instruction that details the jury’s fact-finding abilities. Because the lower court opted to give a permissive adverse inference instruction, which is not a punishment, the court did not err by not requiring the defendant to show that the plaintiffs acted with a culpable state of mind.

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Thursday’s ILTA Sessions – eDiscovery Trends

As noted the last three days, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual educational conference of 2013 is happening this week and eDiscoveryDaily is here to report about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show. Today is your last chance(!) to check out the show if you’re in the Las Vegas area with a number of sessions available and over 180(!) exhibitors providing information on their products and services. Here are today’s sessions in the main conference tracks related to litigation support and eDiscovery.

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Wednesday’s ILTA Sessions – eDiscovery Trends

As noted Monday and yesterday, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual educational conference of 2013 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 Las Vegas area with a number of sessions available and over 180(!) exhibitors providing information on their products and services. Here are today’s sessions in the main conference tracks related to litigation support and eDiscovery.

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Tuesday’s ILTA Sessions – eDiscovery Trends

As noted yesterday, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual educational conference of 2013 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 Las Vegas area with a number of sessions available and over 180(!) exhibitors providing information on their products and services. Here are today’s sessions in the main conference tracks related to litigation support and eDiscovery.

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Welcome to ILTA 2013! – eDiscovery Trends

As we previewed on Friday, the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) annual educational conference of 2013 kicked off yesterday with several networking events, and begins in earnest today with the first day of sessions. eDiscoveryDaily is here to report about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show. Over the next four 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.

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ILTA: A Catalyst to Legal Technology Education – eDiscovery Trends

For over three decades, the International Legal Technology Association has led the way in sharing knowledge and experience for those faced with challenges in their firms and legal departments. As part of that effort, they conduct an educational conference each year to provide information to legal technology professionals. That conference (ILTA 2013: The Catalyst) is next week in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace. Here’s a preview.

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