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Court Finds Plaintiffs’ Sanction Request To Be Too Late and Too Little: eDiscovery Case Law

In Nguyen v. Costco Wholesale Corp., Florida Magistrate Judge William Matthewman denied the plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions for alleged spoliation of a video that the plaintiffs claimed showed an alleged slip-and-fall by plaintiff Chi Nguyen, finding that the defendant “did not have an affirmative duty to preserve the allegedly spoliated video” for a nearly two year period from the date of the fall to the date of the filing of the lawsuit and that the plaintiffs “fail to cite to a shred of evidence in support” in support of the claim that the video showed the slip and fall.

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Today’s Webcast Will Teach You Key Case Law for 2019 and How it Affects 2020: eDiscovery Webcasts

2019 was another notable year for eDiscovery case law with several significant rulings that stand to impact eDiscovery practices, the admissibility of evidence and the potential of sanctions for discovery violations. How can these key case law decisions affect discovery within your organization? Today’s webcast that will discuss key case law rulings from last year and their impact on this year – and beyond.

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Legaltech 2020 Preview Edition: eDiscovery Trends

As you can tell by the new snazzy custom CloudNine NYC logo, Legaltech® begins in exactly one week! Yes, I know that Legalweek® begins on Monday, but the heart of the week is the Legalweek conference. Hey, I remember when the “T” in Legaltech was capitalized! So, what’s happening this year? Let’s take a look.

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A Different Type of Throwback Post, Along with ACEDS and Legaltech Updates: eDiscovery Best Practices

This isn’t your typical Throwback Thursday post. For starters, it isn’t Thursday, it’s Friday (yay!). And, it’s not so much of a throwback on a topic we’ve covered in the past, but rather a shout-out to a new article from an eDiscovery Daily alum! And, we have an update on an ACEDS Houston event from yesterday and reminders of some CloudNine events coming at Legaltech!

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Plaintiffs’ Failure to “Hurry” Leads to Denial of Motion to Compel: eDiscovery Case Law

In Hurry Family Revocable Trust, et al. v. Frankel, the Florida District Court judge denied the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Request for Sanctions, ruling the motion to be untimely, given that the extended discovery deadline had passed, and also rejected the plaintiffs’ argument that the defendant had willfully avoided producing certain emails.

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Here’s Why Whether Apple Provides a Backdoor to iPhones May Not Matter: Data Privacy Trends

Last week, we covered the government’s latest attempt (and Apple’s resistance) to get Apple to assist in unlocking the iPhones of a mass shooter – this time, with regard to password-protected iPhones used by Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, who is suspected of killing three people last month in a shooting at a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida. Ultimately, however, it may not matter whether Apple helps the government or not.

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