Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Possession, Custody, or Control from the Meet and Confer Podcast
Key Discovery Points: ESI Protocol Objection Denial Party
Key Discovery Points: Be a Team Player When It Comes to Production
From OCR to AI The Future of Media and Image Analysis in eDiscovery
AI in eDiscovery Today: An Open Conversation
Key Discovery Points: A Judicial Approach to Handling AI-Generated Evidence
Key Discovery Points: Don’t Get Caught with Your Hand in the Production Cookie Jar
Key Discovery Points: BYOD Case Law Covering Subpoenas and Employee Handbooks
Feeling Disillusioned with AI? You’re Not Alone
Key Discovery Points: Petty Finger Pointing Over Search Terms Results in Wasted Time
Key Discovery Points: Navigating Clawbacks When In-House Counsel Are Included
Key Discovery Points: Do Your Best to Avoid Discovery Shenanigans!
Key Discovery Points: Be Willing to Agree and Compromise When It Comes to Hyperlinks
Harnessing AI in Litigation: Techniques, Opportunities, and Risks – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Navigating the Maze: eDiscovery Essentials for Employers — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Harnessing the Power of eDiscovery: The Revolution of AI and Technology in Litigation and Investigations - The Consumer Finance 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”?
eDiscovery Case Law Podcast: How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions
ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Can artificial intelligence create without crossing legal lines? As AI systems grow more powerful, that question is becoming central to innovation strategy—and litigation. In this compelling...more
The long simmering “document correlation” dispute was addressed in Sievert Elec. Svc. and Sales Co. v. Storako, 2025 WL 2084229 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 24, 2025). The court followed the majority rule....more
In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today break down a recent ruling in Hall v. Warren, where a federal judge shut down every single objection raised by the City of...more
The integration of AI, including agentic AI, into eDiscovery workflows represents a significant evolution in how legal teams manage the review and production of electronically stored information (ESI). As with any...more
The last few months I’ve been in the throes of multiple home improvement projects large and small requiring eight contractors and two handyman services. And what, you ask, does this have to do with eDiscovery? This experience...more
In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today break down RIG Consulting, Inc. v. Rogers, where a court called a defendant’s failure to produce Teams messages and emails...more
The volume of “documents” relevant to litigation and government investigations has exploded due to electronic data, leading to a significant shift in the discovery process. What once required a trip to a client’s filing...more
Generative AI is not just disrupting industries—it is redefining what it means to trust, govern, and be accountable in the digital age. At the forefront of this evolution stands a new, critical line of employment: AI...more
A motion for a forensic examination was granted in PlayUp, Inc. v. Mintas, 2025 WL 2017161 (D. Nev. Jul. 18, 2025). On movant’s third try, the court found that the opponent was trying to “gaslight” the court and it granted...more
ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: This report examines U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings through June 2025, which reached 1,519 transactions for the fiscal year to date, including 157 filings in June. Despite GDP contraction...more
Much of the buzz about artificial intelligence (AI) in law has focused on its utility as a discovery tool rather than a potential source of discovery. While AI’s impact on discovery processes, such as reviewing and coding...more
Slack has transformed the way modern organizations communicate. Conversations that once happened over long email threads now take place in fast-moving channels, private messages, and quick back-and-forth threads. While this...more
Abstract - This article addresses a critical source of confusion in legal technology: the conflation of document content and metadata in generative AI tools for eDiscovery. Document content is the text and visual data you see...more
ESI protocols have become an important tool for getting parties “on the same page” regarding how discovery will be conducted. While they aren’t necessarily appropriate for every case, they are a vital tool in helping to...more
Introduction: The Urgency and Promise of Generative AI in Law - The unprecedented rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) worldwide presents the legal profession with a pivotal opportunity for...more
As we navigate through 2025, the European legal landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, particularly in the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and data sovereignty. These changes are reshaping how...more
In the high-stakes convergence of business, technology and law, creative burnout isn’t just an individual challenge—it’s a systemic risk. The relentless push for efficiency, digital acceleration and hyperspecialization can...more
Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(g) is called the “stop and think” rule. In Grullon v. Lewis, 2025 WL 1693425 (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 17, 2025), the court found a violation of that rule....more
This case study outlines a practical framework for evaluating Generative AI (“GenAI”) review for organizing documents in discovery using Relativity’s aiR for Review....more
Tomorrow, I’m delivering a talk to the Texas Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), joined by my friend, Lynne Liberato of Houston. We will address LLM use in chambers and in support of appellate practice, where Lynne is a...more
In Gilbane Bldg. Co. v. School Bd. of Broward County, 2025 WL 1615553 (S.D. Fl. Jun 6, 2025), plaintiff moved to compel a “compliant” privilege log. The court decided six issues. The court wrote: “I agree that Defendant...more
Picture this: you’re in-house counsel, and your company’s just been sued. But you’ve seen this film before. You know (with reasonable certainty) how much it’ll cost to get from complaint to Rule 26, through discovery, motions...more
ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Strategic transactions in the U.S. are holding steady, even as economic pressures mount. The latest Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing data through May 2025 reveals not a retreat, but a...more
In EEOC v. Mia Aesthetics Clinic ATL, LLC, No. 1:24-CV-3407-MLB-AWH (N.D. Ga. May 30, 2025), the EEOC prevailed on several discovery disputes. It prevailed because its attorneys did their homework and supported their...more
The rise of legal AI has sparked a familiar fear: that our hard-won expertise might be absorbed into machines. That lawyers will be off-loaded—our reasoning encoded, commodified, and reduced to prompts. That we’ll be...more