Lawyer’s Pants Literally Catch on Fire and Alexa to “Testify”: eDiscovery Trends
Here’s a question for you: Would you believe what a lawyer was telling you during closing arguments if his pants were, literally, on fire?
read moreSpoliation of Truck Evidence Precludes Plaintiffs’ Use of That Evidence “As a Sword”: eDiscovery Case Law
In Below v. Yokohama Tire Corp., Wisconsin District Judge William M. Conley, deciding on several pre-trial motions, granted (to an extent) the defendants’ motion for relief due to spoliation of evidence for failing to preserve the truck involved in a crash, stating that “defendants persuasively argue that the absence of this evidence should at minimum preclude plaintiffs from using it as a sword, even if defendants cannot use it as a shield.”
read moreWhat are the Current Trends in eDiscovery? Catch this Webinar to Find Out: eDiscovery Trends
A lot is happening in eDiscovery these days and it’s harder than ever to keep up. I have no choice to keep up with current eDiscovery trends – I write a daily blog, so I have to continue to find new topics to write about. Thankfully, you don’t have to do that – you can attend a one hour webcast later this month for a recap of recent key eDiscovery trends and case law to stay current with today’s trends in eDiscovery, information governance and cybersecurity.
read moreJudge Peck Objects to Defendant’s Form of Objections: eDiscovery Case Law
In Fischer v. Forrest, Nos. 14 Civ. 1304 (PAE) (AJP), 14 Civ. 1307 (PAE) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2017), New York Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck ordered the defendants “to revise their Responses to comply with the Rules”, specifically Rule 34(b)(2)(B) and Rule 34(b)(2)(C), amended in December 2015 requiring objections to be stated with specificity and directing that an objection must state whether any responsive materials are being withheld on the basis of that objection.
read moreYour “Mashup” of eDiscovery Market Estimates is Even Earlier This Year: eDiscovery Trends
We look forward to the eDiscovery Market Size Mashup that Rob Robinson compiles and presents on his Complex Discovery site each year. Each of the first three years that we covered it, the Mashup was released in July – with estimates for 2012 to 2017, for 2013 to 2018 and 2014-2019 (in two parts). Last year, the Mashup was released early, at the end of April for 2015 to 2020. This year, the Mashup is even earlier: Rob has released his worldwide eDiscovery services and software overview for 2016 to 2021 now!
read moreNew Survey Says 75 Percent of Respondents Unfamiliar with China’s New Cybersecurity Law: eDiscovery Trends
According to a survey conducted by Consilio and released earlier this week, 75 percent of legal technology professionals responding to the survey indicated that they are not familiar with China’s new Cybersecurity Law, which was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, in November 2016. The new law is set to go into effect on June 1.
read moreCraig Ball of Craig D. Ball, P.C., Part 2: eDiscovery Trends
Today’s thought leader is Craig Ball. A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United States, having delivered almost 2,000 presentations and papers. Craig’s articles on forensic technology and electronic discovery frequently appear in the national media and he teaches E-Discovery and Digital Evidence at the University of Texas School of Law. He currently blogs on eDiscovery topics at ballinyourcourt.com.
read moreToday’s the Day for the Best Practices in Keyword Searching Webcast!: eDiscovery Best Practices
Today at 12:00pm CT (1:00pm ET, 10:00 am PT), CloudNine will be conducting a webcast titled Best Practices for eDiscovery Searching via the BrightTALK network. There’s still time to register for it, if you haven’t already!
read moreWebcast: Key eDiscovery Trends and Case Law for 2017
This webcast will cover key events, trends, and developments that occurred over the course of last year and how they impact those in the eDiscovery community.
read moreJason R. Baron of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Part 2: eDiscovery Trends
Today’s thought leader is Jason R. Baron of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. Jason is a member of Drinker Biddle’s Information Governance and eDiscovery practice and co-chair of the Information Governance Initiative. An internationally recognized speaker and author on the preservation of electronic documents, Jason previously served as the first Director of Litigation for the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, and as trial lawyer and senior counsel at the Department of Justice. He also was a founding co-coordinator of the National Institute of Standards and Technology TREC Legal Track, a multi-year international information retrieval project devoted to evaluating search issues in a legal context. He served as lead editor of the recently published ABA book, Perspectives on Predictive Coding and Other Advanced Search Methods for the Legal Practitioner. Today is Part 2, the final part, of the interview.
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