Evidence, Data Collection, Digital Data

What Is a JSON File? And What Role Does It Play in eDiscovery?

Pagefreezer on 5/15/2025

If you’re involved in eDiscovery in any way, you’ve undoubtedly come across JSON files. These files increasingly act as the way in which we access and interact with digital evidence—especially as the limitations of screenshot...more

Mitigating Chain of Custody Risks with Digital Evidence

Pagefreezer on 4/9/2024

If you’re an attorney, a paralegal, an investigator, a law enforcement officer, or even if you just watch a lot of legal dramas on television, you’re likely familiar with the term “chain of custody”....more

Authentication of a Disputed Email and Attachment

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 4/19/2023

Boshea v. Compass Marketing, Inc., 2023 WL 2743333 (D. Md. Mar. 31, 2023)(Hollander, J.), involved authentication of disputed electronically stored information. “Authentication” is a necessary predicate to all uses of ESI:...more

The Litigation of Metadata – Your Devices Are Watching You

DarrowEverett LLP on 2/7/2023

By using our smartphones, tablets and computers, we create and exchange a vast amount of electronic data every day, but what some may not know is that there is a whole other world of information hidden beneath the surface —...more

Don’t Let Self-Collection Spiral Into Self-Destruction: The Potential Pitfalls and Risks When Clients Collect their Own Data

Nextpoint, Inc. on 2/1/2023

Read these ediscovery collection best practices to learn why self-collection – or allowing clients to collect their own data – is dangerous. Picture this: it’s 1988 and you’re at your desk, poring over a veritable...more

[Webinar] Generating Self-Authenticating Digital Evidence That’ll Hold Up in Court - October 8th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 9/24/2020

The submission of digital evidence traditionally required a sponsoring witness—something that could be time-consuming and expensive. Thankfully, as more and more online content, such as social media posts and chats, play a...more