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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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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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Protective Order Barring Use of Discovery Materials in Other Litigation Was Vacated

[EDRM Editor’s Note: The opinions and positions are those of Michael Berman.] A protective order barring post-settlement use by plaintiffs’ counsel of defendant’s discovery responses in other litigation was vacated in Cordero...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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[Webinar] How to Talk to Your Litigators About eDiscovery - July 17th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Litigators can be brilliant at creating legal strategies, but they’re not always technology enthusiasts. For many, eDiscovery is an unfamiliar landscape: complicated, abstract, and perceived as a cost center. So how can...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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[Webinar] Judges and E-Discovery: Walking the Line Between Educating the Judiciary and Advocating for Your Client - July 11th,...

This program will emphasize best practices of navigating question about e-discovery in court with adversaries and judges who are less familiar with the mechanics of modern discovery. The panelists will provide resources as...more

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Panel of Experts for Everyone About Anything – Part One

Imagine instantly accessing a room full of top experts ready to respond to your toughest questions, brainstorm creative solutions, or critique your new ideas, all without spending a dime. Whether you’re a seasoned attorney...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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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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“This Was a Collective Debacle”

In Lacey v. State Farm General Ins. Co., 2025 WL 1363069 (C.D. Cal. May 5, 2025), plaintiff submitted a filing with erroneous AI-generated citations. The Special Master pointed out some of them. The plaintiff resubmitted a...more

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Harnessing the Power of eDiscovery: The Revolution of AI and Technology in Litigation and Investigations - The Consumer Finance...

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Joseph DeFazio and Jason Manning, along with Alison Grounds, founder and managing partner of Troutman Pepper Locke’s...more

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Bar Battle of the Bots – Part Four: Birth of Scorpio

The AI bot battles rage on. This round, we test OpenAI’s newest contender, released April 16, 2025: ChatGPT o3. Not to be confused with its leaner sibling—ChatGPT o3-mini, which debuted in January. When we tested that old...more

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Don’t be Kodak: A Parable About AI and the Legal Profession

I was speaking to Jack, an old friend and senior partner at a national law firm, late one afternoon. Our topic was how GenAI technology could handle a wide variety of litigation tasks in seconds—work that would otherwise...more

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Everything a Corporate Legal Team Needs to Know About eDiscovery

If your legal department handles complex litigation or regulatory matters, you already know that eDiscovery is more than a back-office function – it’s a critical business risk that touches data governance, compliance, IT, and...more

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“It Ends With Us”

In Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, 2025 WL 662896 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2025), the court granted in part and denied in part a motion to quash subpoenas issued to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile (the “Wayfarer Parties”) by Ms. Blake...more

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Court Holds That an ESI Protocol Must be Specific in GenAI Copyright Class Action

In Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd., 2025 WL 870358 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 19, 2025), the court resolved a dispute over an ESI Protocol. The starting point was a Standing Order that, absent good cause, parties “shall use” one of the...more

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Key Discovery Points: Timing is Mostly Everything in eDiscovery

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In this Key Discovery Points video, Brett Burney of Nextpoint and Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today dive into a recent court ruling in Riviera v. Costco Wholesale Corp. – where a plaintiff's request for an independent forensic...more

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It’s all in the Details: Text Messages and The Importance of Detailed ESI Agreements

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Document collection and production now involves more than just sending opposing counsel emails. As business communication has evolved, so has the need for producing from various and evolving streams of communication. Text...more

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Authenticated E-Discovery: Utilizing Blockchain for Robust Security and Trust in Digital Evidence

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The digital age has transformed legal proceedings, making e-discovery a critical component of modern litigation and investigations. Maintaining the reliability and admissibility of digital evidence requires robust and...more

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How Not to Negotiate an ESI Protocol? Say it is “Mandatory”; and, Demand That Discussions be Recorded

In Wilbert v. Pyramid Healthcare, Inc., 2025 WL 873947 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 20, 2025), the court wrote: From the inception of this action, Counsel for the parties could not agree on the scope and methodology for ESI discovery…....more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: How to Scope an eDiscovery Project | Is AI Discoverable?

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of March 9-16. Here’s what’s...more

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Properly Scoping an E-Discovery Project

This post is based on remarks recently delivered during the 12th Annual University of Florida E-Discovery Conference. With only 10 minutes during the conference to squeeze in this massive topic, we thought it may be useful to...more

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The Final Challenge: How GenAI Crafted BP’s “Impossible” Closing Argument

Over the past few months, we’ve been exploring how generative AI can transform trial preparation by analyzing complex litigation materials and producing sophisticated closing arguments. Our series began with an exploration of...more

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Uber Technologies – Another Hyperlink Decision

In In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, 2025 WL 678543 (Mar. 3, 2025), the court issued another hyperlinked document discovery decision arising out of the parties’ ESI Protocol.  While...more

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