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Just a Reminder to Think Before You Hit Send – eDiscovery Best Practices
Just a Reminder to Think Before You Hit Send – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

With Anthony Weiner’s announcement that he is attempting a political comeback by running for mayor on New York City, it’s worth remembering the “Twittergate” story that ultimately cost his congressional seat in the first place – not to bash him, but to remind all of us how important it is to think before you hit send (even if he did start his campaign by using a picture of Pittsburgh’s skyline instead of NYC’s — oops!). Here is another reminder of that fact.

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Google Compelled to Produce Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung – eDiscovery Case Law
Google Compelled to Produce Search Terms in Apple v. Samsung – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Apple v. Samsung, California Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal granted Apple’s motion to compel third party Google to produce the search terms and custodians used to respond to discovery requests and ordered the parties to “meet and confer in person to discuss the lists and to attempt to resolve any remaining disputes regarding Google’s production.”

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Welcome to LegalTech West Coast 2013! – eDiscovery Trends
Welcome to LegalTech West Coast 2013! – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Today is the start of LegalTech® West Coast 2013 (LTWC) and eDiscoveryDaily is here to report about the latest eDiscovery trends being discussed at the show. Today, we will provide a description of some of the sessions related to eDiscovery to give you a sense of the topics being covered. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, come check out the show – there are a number of sessions available and 62 exhibitors providing information on their products and services, including (shameless plug warning!) my company, CloudNine Discovery, which just announced yesterday that we will be previewing a brand new, browser-independent version of our linear review application, OnDemand®.

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Adding Evidence Items with FTK Imager – eDiscovery Best Practices
Adding Evidence Items with FTK Imager – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the benefits and capabilities of Forensic Toolkit (FTK) Imager, which is a computer forensics software application provided by AccessData, as well as how to download your own free copy. Then, last week, we discussed how to create a disk image. This week, let’s discuss how to add evidence items with FTK Imager for the purpose of reviewing the contents of evidence items, such as physical drives or images that you’ve created.

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Defendant Compelled by Court to Produce Metadata – eDiscovery Case Law
Defendant Compelled by Court to Produce Metadata – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In AtHome Care, Inc. v. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Idaho District Judge B. Lynn Winmill granted the plaintiff’s motion to compel documents, ordering the defendant to identify and produce metadata for the documents in this case.

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Version 1 of the EDRM Enron Data Set NOW AVAILABLE – eDiscovery Trends
Version 1 of the EDRM Enron Data Set NOW AVAILABLE – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Last week, we reported from the Annual Meeting for the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) group and discussed some significant efforts and accomplishments by each of the project teams within EDRM. That included an update from the EDRM Data Set project, where an effort was underway to identify and remove personally-identifiable information (“PII”) data from the EDRM Data Set. Now, version 1 of the Data Set is completed and available for download.

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Plaintiff Granted Access to Defendant’s Database – eDiscovery Case Law
Plaintiff Granted Access to Defendant’s Database – eDiscovery Case Law 150 150 CloudNine

In Advanced Tactical Ordnance Systems, LLC v. Real Action Paintball, Inc., Indiana Magistrate Judge Roger B. Cosbey took the unusual step of allowing the plaintiff direct access to a defendant company’s database under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 because the plaintiff made a specific showing that the information in the database was highly relevant to the plaintiff’s claims, the benefit of producing it substantially outweighed the burden of producing it, and there was no prejudice to the defendant.

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How to Create an Image Using FTK Imager – eDiscovery Best Practices
How to Create an Image Using FTK Imager – eDiscovery Best Practices 150 150 CloudNine

A few days ago, we talked about the benefits and capabilities of Forensic Toolkit (FTK), which is a computer forensics software application provided by AccessData, as well as how to download your own free copy. Now, let’s discuss how to create a disk image.

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More Updates from the EDRM Annual Meeting – eDiscovery Trends
More Updates from the EDRM Annual Meeting – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

Yesterday, we discussed some general observations from the Annual Meeting for the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) group and discussed some significant efforts and accomplishments by the (suddenly heavily talked about) EDRM Data Set project. Here are some updates from other projects within EDRM.

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Reporting from the EDRM Annual Meeting and a Data Set Update – eDiscovery Trends
Reporting from the EDRM Annual Meeting and a Data Set Update – eDiscovery Trends 150 150 CloudNine

The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) Project was created in May 2005 by George Socha of Socha Consulting LLC and Tom Gelbmann of Gelbmann & Associates to address the lack of standards and guidelines in the electronic discovery market. Now, beginning its ninth year of operation with its annual meeting in St. Paul, MN, EDRM is accomplishing more than ever to address those needs. Here are some highlights from the meeting, and an update regarding the (suddenly heavily talked about) EDRM Data Set project.

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