With shaming sanctions, judge delivers withering critique of modern discovery...
Amid growing sentiment that cooperation in discovery is on the rise, and as rule changes emphasizing that merit loom, a federal judge in Cedar Rapids has delivered a lengthy, withering critique of...
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IG disarray spells six-figure discovery sanction for lawyers in decades-old suit
In the grand scheme of things, a million bucks is just a drop in the bucket of a $4.2 billion bankruptcy tab it already owes. But for Jefferson County, Alabama, the monetary impact it stands to assume...
View ArticleWith enterprise social networks, sprint to innovation leaving e-discovery...
As organizations begin to dabble with enterprise social networks to realize the collaborative benefits of what are, in effect, corporate Facebooks, a new study finds that many executives are...
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US judge wipes out fee request for overlawyering and block billing, awarding...
If you’re looking for a lesson in proportionality, look elsewhere. There’s nothing to see here – not in a case where nearly a million dollars in attorneys’ fees and costs requested by plaintiffs...
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New York federal court blasts lawyer for spoliation, issues terminating...
Pride? Panic? Naiveté? A cocktail of each? It’s hard to say what drives smart people – people with law degrees who would seem to know better – to act so brazenly. But, putting armchair psychology...
View ArticleVendor’s massive bill triggers suit with client, then wrath of judge
A bill from hell. You’ve seen it: the one that includes what appears to be half the menu — charges for dishes that didn’t make it out of the kitchen, or weren’t even ordered. And the one that includes,...
View ArticleRocket science it isn’t: Judge orders do-over of production missing Rule 34 mark
It’s a scenario deserving of empathy (or it is pity?) that conjures memories of standing before the teacher whose homework assignment was cast aside the night before. Those who’ve been there know that...
View ArticleWilmerHale seeks litigation support coordinator in Washington, DC
Responsible for advising the firm, its attorneys, and its clients on preferred methods of organizing and automating litigation, focusing on the firm’s litigation-oriented practice groups. Also...
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ACEDS announces launch of Jacksonville chapter, which joins rapidly growing...
October 30, 2014 – MIAMI — ACEDS, a BARBRI Professional Association, today announced that it has launched a member chapter in Jacksonville, Florida to be led by a diverse group of expert practitioners....
View ArticleEthics opinion says lawyers need basic social media knowledge to be competent
On the heels of technology-related amendments to the ABA Model Rules and a proposed California Bar opinion that demands a proficiency-partner-or-pass approach, a new opinion from the Pennsylvania Bar...
View ArticleWith huge fine, judge pounds alleged secrets thief, and counsel, for spoliation
It is an increasingly rare instance in the age of ill-fated cover-ups of a brazen attempt to ditch evidence – to literally flush it down the toilet when authorities are hot on the trail. Indeed, the...
View ArticleCloud provider accused of threatening data purge if pay demands ignored
For technophiles, it is a doomsday scenario that gives some credence to the zealots on the corner foretelling the sky is to fall, because for some users of the cloud provider Bitcasa, that end-times...
View ArticleUS court’s endorsement of ‘computer-assisted’ privilege review means...
While predictive coding has gained significant traction as a faster and potentially more cost-effective method of separating relevant from non-relevant materials, it has generally been paired with good...
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On eve of retirement, leading e-discovery judge asks, Why, oh, why don’t...
Credit: DCD.USCourts.Gov US magistrate Judge John Facciola finds himself in an enviable position. Days away from retirement, the veteran jurist whose leadership has shaped the way e-discovery is...
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Sony’s ‘epic nightmare’ spawns first breach suit claiming knowing corner-cutting
Message posted by hacking group to Sony networks There are two kinds of organizations, the old security wonk maxim goes — those that have been hacked, and those that don’t know they’ve been hacked....
View ArticleScuffle over firm’s unique discovery sanction highlights legal system’s...
In a bizarre twist to a story that itself came from left field, Jones Day, among the largest law firms in the world, has plead to an appeals court that novel sanctions it received for discovery...
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President’s plan to offer liability shield for data breach intelligence puts...
On the heels of a frightening series of high-profile data breaches in which hackers exposed gaping holes in the digital infrastructures of some of the world’s most prominent organizations, and sprung...
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ACEDS and EDRM agree to affinity partnership, extend joint membership
EDRM, the leading standards organization for the e-discovery market, and the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS), the BARBRI organization that is the largest in the world...
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Can counsel withhold a client’s discovery material as leverage to end a fee...
Giving credence to the adage that possession is, indeed, nine points of the law, a tense episode unfolding in a Chicago courtroom is shining light on a seemingly sparsely invoked, but important dispute...
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