Navigating China’s Data Security Laws in US Discovery
The enactment of China’s Cybersecurity Law (CSL), Data Security Law (DSL), and Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL, together with the CSL and the DSL, “Data Security Laws”) has significantly...
View ArticlePublic vs. Private ESI as Evidence Best Practices
In the evolving landscape of the legal industry, the management of electronically stored information (ESI) has become a focal point of discussion and strategy. With the digitization of records and...
View Article[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April - April 23rd,...
No one else can “eclipse” our coverage of eDiscovery case law! Our April 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes related to relevance and privacy of an...
View Article[Webinar] Leveraging SaaS to Power Mobile Data Collections and Advanced...
Leveraging the efficiency of remote collection and the unmatched power of advanced extractions for mobile devices is key to streamlining your investigations. By utilizing remote collection for your...
View ArticleBehind the Screens: Running Forensic Investigations in the Information Age
When Steve Davis was starting out as an investigator 30 years ago, forensics work required travel by, as he says, “planes, trains, and automobiles.” Forensic investigators lugged around pelican cases –...
View ArticleToo Sensitive? Emotion AI and the Next Frontier in Digital Innovation
ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: In this compelling piece, the ComplexDiscovery OÜ team delves into the revolutionary field of Emotion AI, heralded as the next frontier in digital innovation and the...
View ArticleStochastic Parrots: How to Tell if Something Was Written by an AI or a Human?
There are two types of “tells” as to whether a writing is a fake, just another LLM created parrot, or whether its real, a bonafide human creation. One is to look at the structure and style of the...
View ArticleDocument Translation Challenges in Modern Litigation
The increasing globalization of business, through Internet-based commerce and the activities of multinational corporations, has made it more likely than ever that litigators in U.S. courts will be...
View ArticleAttorneys Say AI Is More Promising Than Concerning
Generative AI has continued to dominate industry conversations. With new articles on the effect of AI on businesses and eDiscovery seemingly every day, it can be hard to keep up. This raises broader...
View ArticleThis Week in eDiscovery: eDiscovery Violation Leads to Disbarment, an...
Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the week of March...
View ArticleNavigating the Complexities of FRE 502(d) and the Duty to Preserve in eDiscovery
In a recent exploration of the complexities surrounding the FRE 502(d) order and the intricacies of privilege in eDiscovery, we delve into the critical case of Lubrizol Corp. v. IBM Corp. This case...
View Article[Webinar] Enhancing the Full Litigation Lifecycle: Nextpoint Product Showcase...
Nextpoint software has always supported legal teams throughout the full litigation lifecycle, from discovery to presentation. In 2023, we launched Data Mining software for early case assessment and...
View Article[Event] Data Odyssey: Navigating the Abyss of Data Collection - May 2nd,...
Welcome to the Data Odyssey: Navigating the Abyss of Data Collection event! Join ACEDS-Ohio and ProFile Discovery on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2:00PM at Hofbrauhaus Cleveland as we delve into the world...
View ArticleThe Future of eDiscovery: Adapting to New Challenges
As we venture further in our series, this sixth post, titled “The Future of eDiscovery: Adapting to New Challenges,” casts a spotlight on a critical shift in the legal discovery arena. The legal...
View ArticleWhat Happens When Parties Fail to Negotiate a Privilege Log in Good Faith?
In Kyle Rayome v. ABT Electronics, 2024 WL 1435098 (N.D. Ill. 2024), the court wrote that it “would prefer this case not go to the dark place where attorneys on one side demand that the attorneys on...
View ArticleSometimes Discovery Disputes Do Not Bring Out the Best in Us.
That is what makes the recent decision in M1 Holdings, Inc. v. Members 1st Fed. Credit Union, 2024 WL 182220 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 17, 2024), interesting. Both of the disputing litigants were ordered to...
View ArticleCloud Attachments: Versions and Purview
[EDRM Editor’s Note: The opinions and positions are those of Craig Ball. This article is republished with permission and was first published on April 8, 2024.] Last week, I dug into Cloud Attachments...
View ArticleGeneral Data Protection Regulation Guidelines
Parties that have possession, custody, or control of evidence potentially relevant to U.S. litigation or investigations are typically required to identify, collect, preserve, and produce such evidence...
View Article[Event] In-Person Lunch & Learn Discussion: Information Governance and...
CloudNine, a leading eDiscovery technology and services provider, is hosting an in-person "lunch and learn" discussion in Charlotte on April 23 from 12:30-2pm ET on how to grapple with the challenges...
View ArticleThis Week in eDiscovery: EDRM Guidelines for GDPR Compliance, What...
Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the week of April...
View Article[Webinar] Transforming the Litigation Lifecycle: Integrating Information...
Over the past quarter-century, the landscape of eDiscovery and information governance (IG) has undergone significant transformation. What began as a focus on managing email and documents has evolved...
View ArticleThe Power of Depositions
Dismissal of a lawsuit is a rare sanction for a discovery violation, but it happened recently in a workplace discrimination lawsuit, due in large part to two probing depositions that called into...
View ArticlePreparing for Tomorrow: Corporate Readiness in the Face of Evolving eDiscovery
In the seventh post of our series, we explore how enterprises are navigating the ever-changing terrain of eDiscovery. This analysis, grounded in the data from the 2023 Legal Industry Collaboration Data...
View ArticlePowering Privilege Logging with Generative AI
In the ever-evolving landscape of legal technology, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way legal professionals approach their daily tasks. One significant stride in this realm is the...
View ArticleIllumination Zone: Episode 165 | Nate Latessa of HaystackID sits down with...
Nate Latessa, Executive Vice President of Advisory Services for EDRM Trusted Partner HaystackID, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about their groundbreaking M365 with HaystackID Suite to Maximize...
View ArticleDigital Forensics: The Good, the Bad, and the AI-Generated
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past year, you have heard something about artificial intelligence (AI). AI chat, art, and everything in between have been all over social media and news...
View ArticleAI’s Role in Deposition Preparation & Analysis
There’s no denying it—artificial intelligence is changing the legal landscape. Generative AI and the use of machine learning promise to boost efficiency and reduce prep time through multiple phases of...
View ArticleShifting Left in eDiscovery: Embracing Secure-by-Design and AI for Enhanced...
Editor’s Note: In this exploration of cybersecurity in the digital era, the article “Shifting Left in eDiscovery: Embracing Secure-by-Design and AI for Enhanced Cybersecurity” considers the crucial...
View ArticleOne Form of a Custodial Data Map
I am an advocate of data mapping. I also usually attempt to discuss key custodians with opposing counsel. However, in cases with a large number of custodians, I often find that it is difficult to keep...
View ArticlePart II: Navigating AI Success Metrics – Understanding Conversational Data
Welcome to Part II of our series on Navigating AI Success Metrics, where we’ll dive into the nuances of understanding conversational data with AI. After laying the groundwork in Part I with the core...
View ArticleStill Using General Objections? See How One Party’s Use Led to Waiver
This week, we’re delving into the post-2015 landscape of discovery objections and the critical lessons from Bocock v. Innovate Corp., a case that serves as a stark reminder of the perils of general...
View Article[Webinar] Eye on ESI - May 2nd, 9:30 am PT
Join ACEDS and TRU Staffing Partners for a monthly interactive discussion on industry trends - Jared Coseglia, founder and CEO of TRU Staffing Partners and agent to thousands of e-discovery, privacy,...
View ArticleThis Week in eDiscovery: Spoliated Video Footage Leads to Jury Instruction...
Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the week of April...
View ArticleApril’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published April 17, 2024 and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz and Robert Keeling of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and...
View ArticleHow Should ESI Protocols Address Generative AI for Document Review
How should ESI Protocols evolve to address Generative AI (GenAI)? Are we entering a brave new world where lawyers will negotiate complex LLM (Large Language Models) ‘hyperparameters’ like “Top P” in...
View ArticleThe Need to Translate Pleadings for Service Overseas
A recent blog described the times when litigators are required to translate into English foreign-language documents exchanged during pretrial discovery, an increasing obligation driven by the global...
View Article[Webinar] Efficiency Unlocked: Mastering Problem-Solving for Legal...
In the fast-paced world of legal practice, time is a luxury that attorneys and their support teams can scarcely afford. The emergence of unforeseen problems not only disrupts the workflow but also...
View Article[Webinar] Testimony Tells a Story: Build a Winning Argument with Deposition...
Depositions are essential to gaining a full understanding of a case, and the resulting transcripts are a key building block of any winning argument. But between managing several transcript and video...
View ArticlePart III: Navigating AI Success Metrics – Bringing It All Together
In Parts I and II, we tackled the basics of applying Recall, Rejection, and Precision in evaluating AI’s performance on document and conversational datasets. Part III brings these threads together for...
View ArticleThere’s No Right or Wrong Answer – But There Are Mistakes
In Rayome v. ABT Electronics, 2024 WL 1435098 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 3, 2024), the court wrote that “it would be in the parties’ interest to reach a negotiated result. It should not be forgotten that a party...
View ArticleChoosing an eDiscovery Vendor: Does Size Matter?
Growth of the eDiscovery industry has occurred through new companies, new products, and consolidation. So does a company’s size matter when you’re choosing an eDiscovery provider? Some of that choice...
View ArticleIllumination Zone: Episode 166 | Zef Deda sits down with Kaylee & Mary
Zef Deda, Managing Director at EDRM Trusted Partner, Venio Systems, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and what attracted him to team Venio. Our conversation...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Denies Petition for Review in Police Drone Footage Case
Police Drone Footage Only Exempt From Disclosure - In Some Circumstances The California Supreme Court recently denied the City of Chula Vista’s Petition for Review in Castañares v. Superior Court (Dec....
View ArticleFTC and DOJ Emphasize Companies’ Duty to Preserve Ephemeral Messaging and...
The Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice recently released new guidance on preservation of electronically stored information from ephemeral messaging tools and collaboration...
View ArticleApril 2024 Eye on ESI Shows Uptick in RelOne Needs, Plentiful Contractor...
The ediscovery job market is picking up in Q2 after a slower job market in March. This month’s Eye on ESI brought together ACEDS President Michael Quartararo and TRU Staffing Partners’ Founder and CEO...
View ArticleWhen The Timing of Your Spoliation Motion Can Be As Important As Its Substance
A motion for an adverse inference was denied in Pratt v. Robbins, et al., 2024 WL 234730, Case No. 5:20-cv-170-GCM (W.D. N.C. Jan. 22, 2024) where Defendants failed to preserve or produce a video that...
View Article[Webinar] Embracing the Future: The Impact of Legal Technology on the Legal...
Participants will leave the presentation with an understanding of the impact of technology on the legal industry, the strategic management of technology in legal operations, and the skills necessary to...
View ArticleFrom Centaurs to Cyborgs: Our Evolving Relationship With Generative AI
Centaurs are mythological creatures with a human’s upper body, and a horse’s lower body. They symbolize a union of human intellect and animal strength. In AI technology, Centaurs refers to a type of...
View ArticlePractice Groups within eDiscovery Providers? You Should Bet Your Litigation...
For decades, law firms have organized themselves into practice groups or fully specialized firms to marshal resources and expertise, increase efficiency, and develop strong relationships with companies...
View Article[Webinar] What's the Hype about Hyperlinked Documents? - May 16th, 10:00 am PDT
As enterprise productivity platforms have evolved, so has the traditional email-attachment paradigm. Modern collaboration tools increasingly rely on the ability to share files without physically...
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