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eDiscovery Case Law: Award for Database Costs Reversed Due to Cost Sharing Agreement
 eDiscovery Case Law: Award for Database Costs Reversed Due to Cost Sharing Agreement 150 150 CloudNine

An award of costs of $938,957.72, including the winning party’s agreed half share of the cost of a database or $234,702.43, was reversed in Synopsys, Inc. v. Ricoh Co. (In re Ricoh Co. Patent Litigation). While the cost of the database could have been taxed to the losing party, the agreement between the parties on cost sharing controlled the ultimate taxation of costs.

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eDiscovery Trends: Joseph Collins
 eDiscovery Trends: Joseph Collins 150 150 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is Joseph Collins. Joseph is the co-founder and president of VaporStream, which provides recordless communications. Joseph previously worked in the energy marketplace, but has become an advocate for private communication in business, even within the legal community.

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eDiscovery Trends: Sharon Nelson
 eDiscovery Trends: Sharon Nelson 150 150 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is Sharon Nelson. Sharon is the President of Sensei Enterprises, where she has worked on the front lines of computer forensics and eDiscovery topics that are also discusses on her blog Ride the Lightning. She is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and is the president elect of the Virginia Bar Association. Together, with her husband John Simek (interviewed last week), they are frequent speakers and authors on computer forensic issues.

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eDiscovery Case Law: Lilly Fails to Meet its eDiscovery Burden, Sanctions Ordered
 eDiscovery Case Law: Lilly Fails to Meet its eDiscovery Burden, Sanctions Ordered 150 150 CloudNine

In Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc. v. Lilly Co., the court required the defendant to bear the costs of discovery where its preservation and collection efforts were “woefully inadequate.” Parties must cooperate and voluntarily preserve, search for, and collect ESI to avoid the imposition of sanctions.

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eDiscovery Trends: Interview with Joseph Collins Delayed
 eDiscovery Trends: Interview with Joseph Collins Delayed 150 150 CloudNine

We were unable to finalize the interview with Joseph Collins, president and co-founder of VaporStream in time for publication today as originally scheduled. The interview will be published at a later date. Our apologies for the delay.

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eDiscovery Trends: Joshua Poje
 eDiscovery Trends: Joshua Poje 150 150 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is Joshua Poje. Joshua is a Research Specialist with the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center, which publishes the Annual Legal Technology Survey. He is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law and Augustana College.

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eDiscovery Trends: John Simek
 eDiscovery Trends: John Simek 150 150 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is John Simek. John is the Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, a computer forensics firm in Fairfax, Va, where he has worked since 1997. He is an EnCase Certified Examiner and is a nationally known testifying expert in computer forensic issues. Together with his wife, Sharon Nelson, John has become a frequent speaker on eDiscovery topics and digital forensic issues. We have also interviewed Sharon, who serves as Sensei’s President, for this series, and her interview will appear this coming Wednesday.

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eDiscovery Trends: Bennett Borden
 eDiscovery Trends: Bennett Borden 150 150 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is Bennett B. Borden. Bennett is the co-chair of Williams Mullen’s eDiscovery and Information Governance Section. Based in Richmond, Va., his practice is focused on Electronic Discovery and Information Law. He has published several papers on the use of predictive coding in litigation. Bennett is not only an advocate for predictive coding in review, but has reorganized his own litigation team to more effectively use advanced computer technology to improve eDiscovery.

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eDiscovery Trends: Jason R. Baron
 eDiscovery Trends: Jason R. Baron 150 150 CloudNine

Today’s thought leader is Jason R. Baron. Jason has served as National Archives’ Director of Litigation since 2000 and is Co-Chair of the Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production for the Sedona Conference. Jason is also one of the founding coordinators of the TREC Legal Track, a search project organized through the National Institute of Standards and Technology to evaluate search protocols used in eDiscovery. This year, Jason was awarded the Emmett Leahy Award for Outstanding Contributions and Accomplishments in the Records and Information Management Profession.

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eDiscovery Best Practices: When is it OK to Produce without Linear Review?
 eDiscovery Best Practices: When is it OK to Produce without Linear Review? 150 150 CloudNine

There was an interesting post in the EDD Update blog a few days ago entitled Ediscovery Production Without Review, written by Albert Barsocchini, Esq. The post noted that due to “[a]dvanced analytics, judicial acceptance of computer aided coding, claw back/quick-peek agreements, and aggressive use of Rule 16 hearings”, many attorneys are choosing to produce responsive ESI without spending time and money on a final linear review. A colleague of mine sent me an email with a link to the post and stated, “I would not hire a firm if I knew they were producing without a doc by doc review.” So, when (if ever) is it OK to produce without linear review?

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