It’s budget season, which means it’s never too early to start planning for next year’s eDiscovery events. Thanks to Rob Robinson’s Complex Discovery blog, you can once again find all the notable events that are scheduled so far in one place!
read moreHow many times have you received an email sent to “All Employees” like this? “I am pleased to announce that Joe Smith has been promoted to the position of Operations Manger.” Do you cringe when you see an email like that? I do. I cringe even more when an email like that comes from me, which happens more often than I’d like to admit. We all make mistakes. And, forgetting that fact can be costly when searching for, or requesting, relevant documents in eDiscovery.
read moreIn Smith v. TFI Family Services, Inc., Kansas Magistrate Judge Gwynne E. Birzer denied the Plaintiff’s Motion for Order Against Defendant State of Kansas Department for Children and Families to Show Good Cause Why it Should not be Held in Contempt and Motion for Sanctions for failing to produce ESI in native format with associated metadata. Judge Birzer found that “Plaintiff cannot point to a ‘specific and definite’ section of the Court’s June 8, 2018 Order requiring specific types of ESI be produced or requiring records be produced in native format with associated metadata” and also that “Plaintiff has not made a particularized showing” why re-production of the PDF documents in native format with associated metadata “is relevant to the case at hand”.
read moreAnd, by “M&M”, I mean Missouri and Michigan. ;o) Here is some important information regarding the impending eDiscovery rules changes in these two states.
read moreToday may be Columbus Day, but it’s also six days until the 2019 Relativity Fest conference! In case you didn’t already know, Relativity Fest is an annual conference designed to educate and connect the eDiscovery community and features panel discussions, hands-on labs, breakout sessions, and insights from Relativity staff, Relativity users, and industry leaders. It’s a big show with over 2,000 attendees and a lot going on.
read moreIf you watch Dateline, 20/20, 48 Hours or any other news program that covers notable crime stories, one trend has become more and more common – the use of cell phone/mobile device geolocation data to put alleged criminals at the scene of the crime (or at least very close to it). We consider these devices – and the geolocation data obtained from them – to be highly accurate and important evidence in obtaining convictions for guilty parties or exonerating innocent ones. Maybe we shouldn’t.
read moreDoes anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? OK, it’s an old song by Chicago (back then, they were known as the Chicago Transit Authority). But, the question of what time it really is has a significant effect on how eDiscovery is handled.
read moreEver since the BARBRI Group announced back in July that Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) Executive Director Mary Mack and Vice President Client Engagement Kaylee Walstad were departing from their roles at the end of October, a lot of people in the eDiscovery community have been waiting to see who would take over leadership of ACEDS. We now have our answer.
read moreAfter two weeks in Italy, of course my first post back had to be a post about Europe, right? ;o) Regardless, while I was out last week, a notable decision was announced by the Court of Justice of the European Union which might impact a few people (i.e., anyone from the EU who accesses websites).
read moreHere are some conclusions regarding the 30(b)(6) deposition process. In addition, here are 39 Rules for 30(b)(6) Depositions as set forth by Magistrate Judge Johnathon Goodman in his 2012 case ruling. Let’s take a look.
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