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Social Tech eDiscovery: Facebook Subpoena Policy
 Social Tech eDiscovery: Facebook Subpoena Policy 150 150 CloudNine

If an employee resists or no longer has access to responsive content (or you need to request from their online friends through “Wall” posts), you may have to request content directly from Facebook through a subpoena. Facebook has a Law Enforcement page with information about serving civil subpoenas…

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Case Law: Spoliate Evidence and Go to Jail?!?
 Case Law: Spoliate Evidence and Go to Jail?!? 150 150 CloudNine

“…Pappas’s pervasive and willful violation of serial Court orders to preserve and produce ESI evidence be treated as contempt of court, and that he be imprisoned for a period not to exceed two years, unless and until he pays to Plaintiff the attorney’s fees and costs that will be awarded to Plaintiff as the prevailing party…”

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eDiscovery Searching 101: Don’t Get “Wild” with Wildcards
 eDiscovery Searching 101: Don’t Get “Wild” with Wildcards 150 150 CloudNine

Several months ago, I provided search strategy assistance to a client that had already agreed upon several searches with opposing counsel. One search related to mining activities, so the attorney decided to use a wildcard of “min*” to retrieve variations like “mine”, “mines” and “mining”. That one search retrieved over 300,000 files with hits. Why? Because there are 269 words in the English language that begin with the letters “min”. How do you ensure that you’re retrieving all variations of your search term?

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Announcing eDiscovery Daily!
 Announcing eDiscovery Daily! 150 150 CloudNine

eDiscovery Daily is a new blog created by Trial Solutions that is intended to provide eDiscovery news, analysis and educational tips to professionals affected by eDiscovery issues.

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