The Georgetown Advanced eDiscovery Institute

The Advanced eDiscovery Institute A continuing education program by Georgetown Law School This year the program was held December 6 & 7 The agenda and roster of speakers can be found here. This conference is considered one of the most highly regarded e-discovery learning events of the year.  Learn something new about e-discovery today by … Continue reading The Georgetown Advanced eDiscovery Institute

Trial Court Says New York’s “Requester Pays” Rule Applies Only to Data That Is Not Readily Available : E-Discovery Law Alert

As discussed in a recent post, there exists a dichotomy between the New York state and federal courts with respect to which party should bear the cost of producing inaccessible data via Trial Court Says New York's "Requester Pays" Rule Applies Only to Data That Is Not Readily Available : E-Discovery Law Alert.   Additional … Continue reading Trial Court Says New York’s “Requester Pays” Rule Applies Only to Data That Is Not Readily Available : E-Discovery Law Alert

How you start your case will determine how it ends

article5.pdf (application/pdf Object).   Jonathan D. Frieden and Leigh M. Murray, The Admissibility of Electronic Evidence Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, XVII Rich. J.L. & Tech. 5 (2011), http://jolt.richmond.edu/v17i2/article5.pdf. ...considering the significant costs associated with discovery of ESI, it makes little sense to go to all the bother and expense to get electronic information … Continue reading How you start your case will determine how it ends

New Best Practices: Manage Documents in Place and Collect Documents Automatically

The Modern Archivist » Blog Archive » Best Practices: Manage Documents in Place and Collect Documents Automatically. Manage-in-Place provides organizations with complete information governance while leaving the document on the source file system.  This module allows our clients to search and analyze petabytes of data on disparate file servers without the need to archive that … Continue reading New Best Practices: Manage Documents in Place and Collect Documents Automatically

Identification Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Identification Workflow Chart Aim: To identify subject matter experts, resources involved, potential sources of data; to determine the depth and breadth of potential liability; to aggregate information sources for developing course of action. Goal: Evaluate, leverage and mitigate. via Identification Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model. View the Table of Contents for this section … Continue reading Identification Guide « The Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Social Media, Permanent Records and eDiscovery

Social Media, Permanent Records and eDiscovery | E-Discovery Resources & Information - DiscoveryResources.org. This article provides a thorough overview of the current discussion and research on social media's impact on electronic discovery. Key Learning Points Include: harvesting social media for legal purposes legal holds, preservation and archiving current case law references authenticating evidence privacy and … Continue reading Social Media, Permanent Records and eDiscovery

Self-Collection Prohibited in Delaware & Why Self-Collection is a Bad Idea for ESI

On the issue of self-collection, when the Court says not to "rely on a defendant to search their own e-mail system" and "we don't rely on people who are defendants to decide what documents are responsive," I believe the Court refers specifically to the practice of a client acting as document reviewer and sole arbiter … Continue reading Self-Collection Prohibited in Delaware & Why Self-Collection is a Bad Idea for ESI

Understanding How E-Mail Works

PART 1 This month's column begins a series on understanding e-mail that's geared to the not-too-technical reader. My goal is to instill the "e-mail is a database" mindset that will help you meet the challenges of collecting, searching, reviewing and producing e-mail in electronic discovery. via Traffic Jam. This is an article by Craig Ball … Continue reading Understanding How E-Mail Works