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Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases, Part Two: eDiscovery Best Practices
 Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases, Part Two: eDiscovery Best Practices 500 375 CloudNine

Because more than 90 percent of documents today are generated in electronic format, ESI is becoming more and more prominent in criminal matters, especially white collar criminal cases. But many attorneys who take on a criminal representation for the first time are surprised to find that there are a different set of rules than those that they are used to working within civil matters.

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The Sedona Conference Has Published the Final Version of its Data Privacy Primer: eDiscovery Best Practices
 The Sedona Conference Has Published the Final Version of its Data Privacy Primer: eDiscovery Best Practices 428 600 CloudNine

With the Microsoft Ireland case being argued before SCOTUS on February 27 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) going into effect in May, it’s a big year for data privacy. In keeping with that theme, The Sedona Conference® (TSC) has published the final version of a primer to help with this growing issue.

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Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases: eDiscovery Best Practices
 Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases: eDiscovery Best Practices 500 375 CloudNine

Criminal cases have long been thought of as an arena devoid of electronic discovery issues. But attorneys who regularly handle criminal cases know that was not the case then, and it is certainly not the state of the field now. This paper shares a short history of the development of standards for eDiscovery in criminal matters, focusing on specific examples from the Federal court system. It also highlights main issues of importance regarding eDiscovery in criminal matters.

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No Sanctions for Spoliation of ESI Against Plaintiff Leads to Summary Judgment Against Defendant: eDiscovery Case Law
 No Sanctions for Spoliation of ESI Against Plaintiff Leads to Summary Judgment Against Defendant: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In IBM v. Naganayagam, New York District Judge Nelson S. Romàn, finding that no intent to deprive by the plaintiff and no prejudice against the defendant for spoliation of ESI, denied the defendant’s motion for spoliation sanctions, which facilitated granting the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against the defendant by Judge Romàn.

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2017 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 4
 2017 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 4 479 270 CloudNine

As we noted yesterday, Tuesday and Monday, eDiscovery Daily published 78 posts related to eDiscovery case decisions and activities over the past year, covering 62 unique cases! Yesterday, we looked back at cases related to possession, custody and control, subpoena of cloud provider data, waiver of privilege and the first part of the cases relating to sanctions and spoliation. Today, let’s take a look back at the remaining sanctions and spoliation cases.

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Webcast: eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes! (February 21, 2018)
 Webcast: eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes! (February 21, 2018) 150 150 CloudNine

Do you think that your organization isn’t subject to the requirements of Europe’s impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? You may be wrong about that. If it is, are you on target to be compliant by May 25? This CLE-approved* webcast session will cover how data privacy requirements have evolved over time, the parameters associated with the GDPR, what they mean to your organization and what steps your organization needs to take to ensure compliance with the GDPR. m those rulings.

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2017 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 1
 2017 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 1 479 270 CloudNine

Once again, it’s time for our annual review of eDiscovery case law! This is our seventh annual review of cases that we covered on the eDiscovery Daily blog over the past year. As always, we had a number of interesting cases related to various eDiscovery topics. So, as we have done for the last six(!) years, let’s take a look back at 2017!

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A New Partner for eDiscovery Daily!: eDiscovery Trends
 A New Partner for eDiscovery Daily!: eDiscovery Trends 286 57 CloudNine

When we first started the eDiscovery Daily blog back in September 2010, it took a while for us to gain traction. In fact, we were happy when we had 100 views in a given day on the blog. Now we get several times that number daily. Even on a holiday like Christmas Day, we still considerably exceed those early blog view numbers. Back then, you could only view our blog from within our own site, but that’s not true anymore. And, we’ve just added a new partner to the mix this week!

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Your “Mashup” of eDiscovery Market Estimates Can’t Possibly Be Any Earlier: eDiscovery Trends
 Your “Mashup” of eDiscovery Market Estimates Can’t Possibly Be Any Earlier: eDiscovery Trends 518 359 CloudNine

It’s become an annual tradition – the release of the eDiscovery Market Size Mashup that Rob Robinson compiles and presents on his Complex Discovery site each year. It’s also become an annual tradition for him to release it earlier and earlier each year. So, over the holidays, Rob released his worldwide eDiscovery services and software overview for 2017 to 2022.

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It’s 2018! How Confident Are You in the State of eDiscovery Business?: eDiscovery Trends
 It’s 2018! How Confident Are You in the State of eDiscovery Business?: eDiscovery Trends 503 355 CloudNine

We’re back! Happy New Year! It’s a new year and a new chance to voice your opinion in the latest quarterly eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey! This time, it’s the Winter 2018 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey created by Rob Robinson and conducted on his terrific Complex Discovery site.

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