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The Battle to Recognize Bloggers at ILTACON: eDiscovery Trends
The Battle to Recognize Bloggers at ILTACON: eDiscovery Trends 339 339 CloudNine

If you attended ILTACON last month, you probably enjoyed another great conference. But, behind the scenes, the show hit a few bumps, especially for the blogger community. Oh, and the CEO left before the show too.

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Time for Another Relativity Fest? Giddyup!: eDiscovery Trends
Time for Another Relativity Fest? Giddyup!: eDiscovery Trends 528 146 CloudNine

We’re about three weeks out from the 2018 Relativity Fest conference, conducted every year by Relativity, which is three weeks earlier than last year! I guess they couldn’t wait! Anyway, 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 1,800 attendees and a lot going on. Let’s take a look.

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Court Rules that Defendant’s Boilerplate Objections Results in Waiver of Those Objections: eDiscovery Case Law
Court Rules that Defendant’s Boilerplate Objections Results in Waiver of Those Objections: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In Halleen v. Belk, Inc., Texas District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III granted the plaintiffs’ motions in part, ruling that the defendant had waived its objections to the plaintiffs’ RFPs and Interrogatories by including “subject to” or boilerplate language in its responses and also granted the plaintiffs’ request for ESI for identified corporate custodians and 30(b)(6) witnesses.

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California’s AG is Not Happy with the State’s New Consumer Privacy Act: Data Privacy Trends
California’s AG is Not Happy with the State’s New Consumer Privacy Act: Data Privacy Trends 291 326 CloudNine

As I noted a couple of months ago, 2018 is certainly on its way to becoming the year of data privacy rights for the individual. And, back in June, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 was approved unanimously by the state Senate and Assembly and was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. But, California’s AG has just ripped lawmakers for ‘unworkable’ provisions in the new law.

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There’s a Trip of a Lifetime Available at One Firm for Employees Who Can Get Partners to Embrace Tech: eDiscovery Trends
There’s a Trip of a Lifetime Available at One Firm for Employees Who Can Get Partners to Embrace Tech: eDiscovery Trends 342 342 CloudNine

One of the biggest hurdles from a legal technology standpoint is getting people, especially highly experienced (i.e., “old”) partners to embrace the technology. One firm has not only tried to commit to changing that, they have “put their money where their mouth is”.

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Today is the Day to Learn What You Need to Know to Decide Whether to Litigate or Settle Your Case!: eDiscovery Webcasts
Today is the Day to Learn What You Need to Know to Decide Whether to Litigate or Settle Your Case!: eDiscovery Webcasts 469 266 CloudNine

People say that fewer and fewer cases go to trial these days. Is that true? Regardless of whether it is or not, what information do you need to know to make an informed decision whether or not to litigate or settle the case and how do you gather that information? Find out in our webcast today!

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Preparing for Litigation Before it Happens (September 26, 2018)
Preparing for Litigation Before it Happens (September 26, 2018) 150 150 CloudNine

This CLE-approved webcast will explore the implementation of Information Governance best practices to help organizations better prepare for litigation before it happens.

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Court Sides with Plaintiff’s Proposal, Orders Random Sample of the Null Set: eDiscovery Case Law
Court Sides with Plaintiff’s Proposal, Orders Random Sample of the Null Set: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In City of Rockford v. Mallinckrodt ARD Inc., Illinois Magistrate Judge Iain D. Johnston adopted the parties’ proposed order establishing the production protocol for ESI with the inclusion of the plaintiffs’ proposal that a random sample of the null set will occur after the production and that any responsive documents found as a result of that process will be produced.

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New Phishing Scam Goes After Office 365 Users: Cybersecurity Trends
New Phishing Scam Goes After Office 365 Users: Cybersecurity Trends 275 247 CloudNine

According to a recent blog post, there’s a new phishing campaign where the scammers are taking advantage of a small, but serious oversight in Microsoft’s Office 365 suite of online services to serve phishing emails that are visually indistinguishable from work-related emails and appear completely safe. This new attack has impacted an estimated 10% of Office 365 users worldwide.

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Court Denies Plaintiff’s Request for Native Re-Production by Defendant: eDiscovery Case Law
Court Denies Plaintiff’s Request for Native Re-Production by Defendant: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In Baker v. Santa Clara Univ., California Magistrate Judge Virginia K. Demarchi denied, without prejudice, the plaintiff’s request for an order compelling production of electronically stored documents in native format, finding that the plaintiff “does not have a compelling reason for demanding that SCU re-produce its entire responsive document production in native format simply because she might find something missing.”

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