Electronic Discovery in Employment Law Cases
We will be discussing in the context of electronic discovery: (1) Harrasment and Discrimination cases, (2) Wage and Hour Cases, and (3) Missing Intellectual Property.
Read MoreThe Status of Meta Data Case Law
Meta Data is essentially the finger prints which all electronic records have. Who created the file, the date it was created, changes to the records, are just a few examples of Meta Data. Often times, Meta Data itself can be the smoking gun in a lawsuit when retrieved in a defensible manner and examined properly.
Read MoreThe Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation
Our guest, Richard Braman, will provide an overview of The Sedona Conference and some of its noteworthy accomplishments in the field of electronic discovery. He will then spend most of his time describing The Sedona Conference Cooperation Principles: Guidance for the Bench, In-House Counsel, Litigators, and Mentors/Mediators/Facilitators which The Sedona Conference is currently promoting. He will also describe how to get more information on this and other The Sedona Conference initiatives for free.
Read MoreElectronic Discovery Tips
Listen to Stephanie “Tess” Blair, the leader of AmLaw 100 law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius’ eData team talk about views on the developing field of electronic discovery. Tess is a nationally recognized thought leader in electronic discovery. She is a member of The Sedona Conference® Working Group on eDiscovery, member of ARMA Electronic Discovery Advisory Board, Member, The Electronic Discovery Reference Model Working Group, and a Member of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Council of the Journal of Legal Technology Risk Management. Her practice group, eData, executes “best practices” designed to provide clients with state-of-the-art records and discovery management, knowledge sharing, and collaboration resources.
Read MoreNavigating the Rapids of International Electronic Discovery
Listen to Electronic Discovery pioneer Jim Daley from Kansas City, MO based Daley Crowley LLP talk about the differences in Electronic Discovery once you leave the United States, including heightened privacy rules, harder project management and other issues associated with the international electronic discovery case.
Read MoreWhy Attorneys Are Challenged By Electronic Discovery
Listen to an overview of why attorneys are often challenged by Electronic Discovery concepts and managing Electronic Discovery cases. Laura Bandrowsky is the Practice Support Director at the national law firm Duane Morris LLP and is based in Philadelphia, PA. She is a member of The Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production.
Read MoreThe Critical Role of Preservation in an Electronic Discovery
Listen to attorney David Ries describe the oft missed importance of requesting that your adversary preserve their electronic data. How to do this effectively, why it is important and how attorneys can mess this step up are some of the issues on preservation that we will address. This show will take you from the trigger of litigation through the preservation analysis. We will be recording a show specifically on litigation holds which is logically a good show to listen to after this podcast.
Read MoreE-Discovery Trends and Forensic Tips
Listen to LTN Electronic Discovery writer and editor Craig Ball give an update of what he sees happening in the field of Electronic Discovery as well as an overview of how forensics fit into many electronic discovery cases. One of the more widely quoted experts in the field, Craig Ball is a true pioneer in electronic discovery and one of the most visible experts in the country having delivered over 500 presentations and papers on electronic discovery.
Read MoreTop 10 Electronic Discovery List for Plaintiff Lawyers
In this podcast, Ariana Tadler will be discussing under the umbrella of Rule 26(f), the Meet and Confer rule, how to deal with issues pertaining to preservation from the plaintiff or requesting parties perspective as well as the form of production. She will present an array of tips to make the process work easier both for her clients and to faciliate a collaborative discovery process.
Read MoreSeven Steps for an Effective Litigation Hold
This podcast will cover why litigation holds are such a hot topic, what is a litigation hold, when is the trigger event for a litigation hold – including a brief discussion of the Phillip M. Adams, LLC v. Dell, Inc., 2009 WL 910801 (D.Utah March 30, 2009) decision, is there any proportionality considered before a party starts spending money to implement a litigation hold, tips for implementing a defensible litigation hold, data mapping as a litigation hold tool, and some advice on where to look for more information on litigation holds.
Read MoreSearch and Retrieval Tips from the Bench
In this episode we talk about the evolution of search and retrieval from the 10,000 foot perspective, the importance of documenting what you do, how experimenting plays a role in search and retrieval, how common law supports changing the model for search and retrieval and some of the flaws in the current search and retrieval model.
Read MoreElectronic Discovery and Law School Curriculums
Listen to the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York and Attorney and Electronic Discovery Blogger Ralph Losey discuss why it is important to teach law students electronic discovery principles. Judge Scheindlin has had a prominent career on the bench and is famous in the electronic discovery world for imposing sanctions on UBS Warburg in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg.
Read MoreLessons From Qualcomm
We will discuss how cases like Qualcomm and Zubulake have changed the role of lawyers in electronic discovery matters into an almost outside auditor like position. We also talk about a more recent case, Bray Gillespie v. Lexington Ins. and how outside counsel can get stung by their own actions. Change and accepting new responsibilities are the key messages of these cases. They also highlight the critical need of better project management. Lastly, we also touch upon how such cases highlight the importance of lawyers developing new skills such as understanding technology.
Read MoreEarly Case Assessment in Electronic Discovery
In this show we discuss early case assessments, getting cost reduction through case assessments, how case assessments aren’t simple cheat sheets you can package and sell to clients, what is an effective early case assessment, who is involved in an effective case assessment, who has the skill set to put a dollar value on a case, and what an early case assessment really gives you. At the end of the show, Kevin will give some cost saving tips based on his electronic discovery experience.
Read MoreDavid v. Goliath Part 2 – What Happens When Different Sized Parties Meet in E-Discovery: All Star Panel
We looked at electronic discovery from David’s perspective: Not having many electronic records to produce but looking at being dumped on with an onslaught of electronic records. Also some of the concerns with fairness from judges and their reaction to economic arguments from the defense side. We also talked to Goliath, the defense side of most cases. We asked their opinion on the various stages of an electronic discovery case, understanding they were incurring significant costs right away in the case. As you can hear, David and Goliath did not agree on much. This was a very entertaining program.
Read MoreOur Sponsors
