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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 514: Listen and Learn -- Discovery (Civ Pro)
Key Discovery Points: Be a Team Player When It Comes to Production
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Understanding Discovery in Commercial Litigation
Key Discovery Points: Navigating Clawbacks When In-House Counsel Are Included
Key Discovery Points: Be Willing to Agree and Compromise When It Comes to Hyperlinks
Navigating the Maze: eDiscovery Essentials for Employers — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Key Discovery Points: Don’t Rush in as an AI Fool!
Key Discovery Points: If You Dispose of Relevant Hard Drives You Will Face (Some) Consequences
Key Discovery Point: Collecting Hyperlinked File Versions – Contemporaneous or “As Sent”?
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez – Innovative Approach to Safety
Key Discovery Points: Timing is Mostly Everything in eDiscovery
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)
Key Discovery Points: Get Your Copy of the 2025 eDiscovery State of the Industry Report
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Supremacy Clause and Dormant Commerce Clause claims against SB 253 and SB 261 were dismissed, while claims under the First Amendment proceed to discovery....more
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A federal judge in Minnesota recently granted a motion to exclude an expert declaration explaining the dangers of AI deepfakes because the declaration itself contained AI-hallucinated citations. The case was a First Amendment...more
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In-scope entities should keep preparing for compliance with Senate Bills 253 and 261 as the lawsuit proceeds past an initial summary judgment motion....more
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Large language model (LLM) companies are at the forefront of artificial intelligence technology. They create tools that generate and provide information through sophisticated algorithms....more
The clash between the public's “right to know” and the interest of parties in keeping information from the public is a recurring issue. This program will give an overview of “both sides” and will examine, among other things,...more
As with past years, eDiscovery was a hot topic in case law. Spanning from Rule 45 to cost shifting and more, the courts tackled several eDiscovery obstacles. With each decision, legal practitioners glean more insight into how...more
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A reinsurance agreement and attachments filed in a court proceeding and purportedly containing “all manner of confidential and proprietary business information,” including “product design,” “service standards,” “pricing,” and...more
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Jobseeker Website May Be Compelled To Disclose Identity Of Anonymous Posters Who Criticized Employer - ZL Technologies, Inc. v. Does 1-7, 13 Cal. App. 5th 603 (2017) - ZL Technologies brought suit, alleging libel per se and...more
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Whether you represent sports stars and high-profile entertainers, or hometown doctors, architects, and restaurateurs, you have almost certainly gotten calls in the past several years asking for your help in dealing with...more
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In a significant victory for open court filings, the California Court of Appeal rejected an effort by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) to seal 400 pages of documents in a dispute between the NCAA and a...more