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Tomorrow is the Day to “Master” Your Knowledge of eDiscovery in Orlando for 2018: eDiscovery Trends
Tomorrow is the Day to “Master” Your Knowledge of eDiscovery in Orlando for 2018: eDiscovery Trends 423 363 CloudNine

If you’re going to be in the Orlando area tomorrow, join me and other legal technology experts and professionals at The Master’s Conference Orlando event. It’s a full day of educational sessions covering a wide range of topics!

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After Woman’s iPhone is Seized and She Sues, Homeland Security Agrees to Delete Her Data: eDiscovery Case Law
After Woman’s iPhone is Seized and She Sues, Homeland Security Agrees to Delete Her Data: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

An American Muslim woman filed suit and asked a federal judge to compel border officials to erase data copied from her iPhone. Now, she has settled her lawsuit with the government because federal authorities have now agreed to delete the seized data.

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It’s Time Again to Vote for Your Favorite Legal Blogs at The Expert Institute: eDiscovery Trends
It’s Time Again to Vote for Your Favorite Legal Blogs at The Expert Institute: eDiscovery Trends 437 201 CloudNine

Sure, you just voted a couple of days ago, but it’s time to do so again! If you have a favorite eDiscovery blog or a favorite general legal blog, here’s a chance to see it recognized as one of the best. Once again, The Expert Institute is looking for your votes in the 2018 Best Legal Blog Contest.

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Here’s a Webcast to Help The “Luddite” Lawyer Learn to Embrace Technology: eDiscovery Webcasts
Here’s a Webcast to Help The “Luddite” Lawyer Learn to Embrace Technology: eDiscovery Webcasts 463 264 CloudNine

Technology Assisted Review (TAR) has been court approved for nearly seven years now and other technologies and approaches have been proven to save time and money while even improving quality within the discovery process. Yet, many lawyers still have yet to embrace these new technologies and approaches. Why, and what needs to happen to change things? Here’s a webcast that will take a look at what needs to happen to help the “Luddite” legal professional learn to embrace technology.

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Court Orders Defendants to Sample Disputed Documents to Help Settle Dispute: eDiscovery Case Law
Court Orders Defendants to Sample Disputed Documents to Help Settle Dispute: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In Updateme Inc. v. Axel Springer SE, California Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler ordered the defendants to review a random sample of unreviewed documents in dispute and produce any responsive documents reviewed (along with a privilege log, if applicable) and report on the number of documents and families reviewed and the rate of responsiveness within one week.

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Results of the Microsoft Office 365 eDiscovery Challenge Survey: eDiscovery Trends
Results of the Microsoft Office 365 eDiscovery Challenge Survey: eDiscovery Trends 614 445 CloudNine

Remember the Microsoft Office 365 eDiscovery Challenge Survey that Tom O’Connor and Don Swanson were conducting? The results are in!

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Court Rules on Dispute over Native File Format Production and Metadata: eDiscovery Case Law
Court Rules on Dispute over Native File Format Production and Metadata: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In Metlife Inv’rs. USA Ins. Co. v. Lindsey, Indiana Magistrate Judge John E. Martin granted the motion of the defendants/counter plaintiffs (defendants) to compel the plaintiff/counter-defendant (plaintiff) to produce all responsive documents in the form in which they are maintained in the usual course of business (i.e., native files with metadata) and also ordered the defendants to file an itemization of costs and fees, including attorney’s fees, incurred in making the Motion to Compel.

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It’s Fall! Has eDiscovery Business Confidence Fallen?: eDiscovery Trends
It’s Fall! Has eDiscovery Business Confidence Fallen?: eDiscovery Trends 533 353 CloudNine

The Complex Discovery eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey is in the last quarter of its third year and the results are in for the Fall 2018 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey!  As was the case for the 2016 Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall surveys, the 2017 Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall surveys and the 2018 Winter, Spring…

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The “Luddite” Lawyer: Will Lawyers Ever Embrace Technology? (November 28, 2018)
The “Luddite” Lawyer: Will Lawyers Ever Embrace Technology? (November 28, 2018) 150 150 CloudNine

Technology Assisted Review (TAR) has been court approved for nearly seven years now yet, many lawyers still have yet to embrace these new technologies and approaches. Why, and what needs to happen to change things?.

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The Only Thing We Have to Fear is eDiscovery Itself: eDiscovery Horrors!
The Only Thing We Have to Fear is eDiscovery Itself: eDiscovery Horrors! 600 392 CloudNine

As indicated by our friend “Jack”, today is Halloween! This is our ninth(!) year to identify stories to try to “scare” you with tales of eDiscovery and cybersecurity horrors because we are, after all, an eDiscovery blog. Let’s see how we do this year. Michael Myers ain’t got nothing on us!

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