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Adobe’s Legally Grounded AI Model Offers a Blueprint for Responsible Innovation

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

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Document Correlation Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 34(b)(2)(E)

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

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Key Discovery Points: ESI Protocol Objection Denial Party

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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

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Defensibility Considerations Around AI in Best-Case and Worst-Case Scenarios

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

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Five Lessons for eDiscovery from Home Improvement Projects

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

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Key Discovery Points: Be a Team Player When It Comes to Production

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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

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Cracking the Code on ESI

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

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Navigating AI’s Twin Perils: The Rise of the Risk-Mitigation Officer

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

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Standard for Court-Ordered Forensic Examinations – When Does Misconduct “Cross the Rubicon”?

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

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From Volatility to Vision: June 2025 HSR Filings Show Steady Strategic Focus

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

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Don’t Rush Past Relevance: Assessing the Discoverability of AI Prompts and Outputs

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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

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Slack eDiscovery Tools: A Buyer’s Guide for Legal and Compliance Teams

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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

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Document Content vs. Metadata in eDiscovery AI: A Clarification of Scope, Access, and Accuracy

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

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Chess, Not Checkers: Negotiating from a Position of Power

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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

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The Future is Now: Why Trial Lawyers and Judges Should Embrace Generative AI Now and How to Do It Safely and Productively

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

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The EU’s Legal Tech Tipping Point – AI Regulation, Data Sovereignty, and eDiscovery in 2025

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

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Staying Curious: One Practical Defense Against Creative Burnout

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

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Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(g) Was Violated by Permitting Client Searches With Minimal Oversight by Counsel

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

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Case Study: Practical Testing for Effectively Organizing Documents with GenAI Review

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

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Chambers Guidance: Using AI Large Language Models (LLMs) Wisely and Ethically

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

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Privilege Log Deemed Partially Inadequate

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

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The Legal Ops Advantage: Why Smart Lawyers Don’t Go It Alone

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

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Strategic Signals: May 2025 HSR Filings Reveal Steady M&A Amid Market Shifts

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

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“Diligent Search,” But No Responsive Data Is Insufficient Response

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

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AI Can Improve Great Lawyers—But It Can’t Replace Them

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

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