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 …

Electronic Discovery Cases You Must Know | e-discovery 2.0

Electronic Discovery Cases You Must Know | e-discovery 2.0. This is a great post from last year outlining the "must know" e-discovery cases ...

ALSP Free Webinars Spring 2011

This post was copied from an email I received earlier today. I recommend attending at least one, if not all, of the learning opportunities below... If you're a member of ALSP, then you'll be able to access the on-demand recordings at a later time. - erika   Please join ALSP  for these free upcoming webinars, …

e-Discovery Origins: Zubulake | e-Lessons Learned

e-Lessons Learned is a great blog for following case law updates in the e-discovery world. As they point out below, anyone getting started in understanding why we do what we in e-discovery should learn about the Zubulake case.   Welcome to our signature feature, e-Discovery Origins: Zubulake, designed to give readers a primer on the …

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 …

e-Discovery Case Law Update Winter/Spring 2011 | Fios, Inc.

e-Discovery Case Law Update Winter/Spring 2011 | Fios, Inc.. This webinar is FREE and will be live in a few weeks... don't worry if you miss it... Fios always records their webinars so this will likely be available on demand later.   Wednesday April 06, 2011 01:00 PM ET (60 minutes) This quarterly case law …

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 …

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 …

Law.com – 6 Factors Help Avoid an E-Discovery Disaster

Law.com - 6 Factors Help Avoid an E-Discovery Disaster. This is a good check list for preparing for your discovery conference with the other side or simply preparing for litigation in general. The six factors detailed in the article are: Preserve Relevant ESI - author provides a case example Confer with your Opponent - describes …

Employment Alert: New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Privacy Rights in Employee E-Mails

Employment Alert: New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Privacy Rights in Employee E-Mails. Earlier this year in the Quon case, we learned that if you're sending personal messages via your company-issued PDA or cell phone, you do not have any right to privacy. It's their phone. Interestingly,  this case from March 2010 (decided prior to Quon) …