Today is Halloween! This is our tenth(!) year to identify stories to try to “scare” you with tales of eDiscovery, data privacy and cybersecurity horrors because we are, after all, an eDiscovery blog. Let’s see how we do this year. Is it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?
read moreIn the case In re Verizon Wireless, Maryland Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day denied the petitioners’ Motions to Quash the respondents’ subpoena, finding that the petitioners did not have sufficient standing to have the subpoena quashed for phone numbers owned by Prince George’s County. However, Judge Day also found that the subpoena was overbroad and was not within the scope of discovery and, as a result, granted the petitioners’ Motions for Protective Orders.
read moreIn this day and age of using customer data and artificial intelligence (AI) to predict customer needs, is anybody really surprised by this headline? Whether you are or not, the fast-food chain is turning to AI and machine learning in the hopes of predicting what customers want before they decide.
read moreIn these days of increased data privacy emphasis with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), how are lawyers doing with regard to cybersecurity within their firms? According to the American Bar Association Legal Technology Resource Center’s ABA TechReport 2019, they are “failing at cybersecurity”.
read moreIn Bellamy v. Wal-Mart Stores, Texas, LLC, in a case that was discussed earlier this week at Relativity Fest, Texas District Judge Xavier Rodriguez ruled that the defendant was entitled to “claw back” the documents it inadvertently produced in the case, but still considered those documents in analyzing the plaintiff’s motion for sanctions and granted that motion to the extent that he ruled that the defendant could not assert any comparative negligence defense in this case, including arguing that the danger (of a pallet being left unattended in the store) was open and obvious.
read moreThat sentence could be taken two ways, of course. It’s that time again! I’m here to cover the results of the Fall 2019 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey, published (as always) on Rob Robinson’s terrific Complex Discovery site. So, how confident are individuals working in the eDiscovery ecosystem in the business of eDiscovery? Let’s see.
read moreAs we noted yesterday and Monday, the 2019 Relativity Fest conference is going on this week, CloudNine is once again here as a Sponsor and Exhibitor and I have been covering the show for eDiscovery Daily. So, in this last day of the show, I’ll discuss a few highlights.
read moreAs we noted yesterday, the 2019 Relativity Fest conference is going on this week, CloudNine is once again here as a Sponsor and Exhibitor and I will be covering the show for eDiscovery Daily. Let’s check out some of the sessions lined up for today (including the one I’m speaking at!).
read moreThe 2019 Relativity Fest conference is here! Actually, it started yesterday, with a few events, including the Welcome Reception. Today, we have a full slate of sessions to talk about and CloudNine is once again here as a Sponsor and Exhibitor. Let’s check out some of the sessions lined up for today.
read moreIt’s a rare two-post day for us at eDiscovery Daily, but this news is worth it. Mary Mack and Kaylee Walstad, the former executive director and former vice president of client engagement, respectively, of The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) today announced that they have acquired the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) from the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School.
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