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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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If You’ve Ever Asked Your Paralegal to Screenshot a Facebook Profile... Please Read This

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Most great attorneys didn’t get where they are alone. While the best attorneys are no doubt talented and deserving, most of them become so because they have a strong support network, hard at work in the background. And...more

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

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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

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How to Capture Evidence on Facebook – Before it Disappears

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On January 7th, 2025, Meta announced they will be making major changes to content moderation policies on all their owned platforms, including Facebook: ending third-party fact-checking in the US in lieu of a new "Community...more

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Going Mobile: Mobile Device Data in Criminal Investigations

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While data from mobile devices is more frequently responsive in civil litigation than ever before, “true crime” aficionados know it’s routinely useful in criminal investigations. We take our devices with us and use them...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Nonprivileged Documents Attached to Privileged Communications | New Social Media Frontiers

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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 January 19-25. Here’s what’s...more

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Emojis and the Law: Are Emojis Legally Binding?

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Are emojis legally binding? Can they be used as evidence in court? The answer is complicated....more

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Social Media Evidence Spoliation and Preservation

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There are few better cases that illustrate the risks of social media spoliation than Lester v. Allied Concrete Company....more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Balancing Sufficient Discovery Against Over-Collection | AI-Generated Evidence

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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 November 3-9. Here’s what’s...more

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Spoliation, Sanctions, and Staying Social Media Savvy

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Social media has changed the way we share ideas, the way we get our news, the way we make purchases, and the way we conceptualize ourselves and our community. It has changed the way we keep in touch with our friends and...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for May - May 30th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Our latest six eDiscovery case law rulings MAY be our best ever! See what I did there? Our May 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes related to prolonged lack of cooperation in...more

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Mitigating Chain of Custody Risks with Digital Evidence

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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

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Public vs. Private ESI as Evidence Best Practices

In the evolving landscape of the legal industry, the management of electronically stored information (ESI) has become a focal point of discussion and strategy. With the digitization of records and communications, legal...more

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Are Search Terms Useful for Social Media and Mobile Device eDiscovery?

[Editor’s Note: This article has been republished with permission. It was originally published November 9, 2023 on the eDiscovery Assistant Blog] In Episode 123, CEO and Founder of eDiscovery Assistant, Kelly Twigger,...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for November 2023 - November 16th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

It’s time to be thankful – for eDiscovery case law! Our November 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses permissive inference sanctions for destruction of video, sanctions for failing to...more

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October’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published October 18, 2023 and EDRM is grateful to Tom Paskowitz and Robert Keeling of our Trusted Partner, Sidley, for permission to republish. The opinions and positions are those of...more

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

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

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Think You Don’t Need to Preserve Slack Data for Discovery? Think Again

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Remember the story that the Verge broke a few years ago—aka December 2019—about Steph Korey, the Away CEO who stepped down after former employees claimed that she created a “toxic work culture” through Slack messages? Away,...more

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[Webinar] ACEDS Ohio Chapter and XDD: Updates on Social Media in eDiscovery - December 4th, 1:30 pm ET

For better or worse, social media has become an influential, indispensable part of our professional and personal lives. Its impact upon discovery is growing in parallel. New types of ESI are showing up as relevant evidence,...more

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Authenticating Social Media Evidence at Trial

Social media is ubiquitous in our cyber-connected world. For many, the first thing a person does when they wake up, and the last thing that person does when they go to bed is read, post, or otherwise interact with platforms...more

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Real-World Social Media Investigations: Omar and Jenny Ambuila

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You know what’s helpful when you’re trying to keep a multimillion-dollar international bribery scheme going? A bachelor’s degree in finance. And, if the allegations against Omar Ambuila and his family are true, he figured out...more

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Do You Have FOMO? You Should—If You’re Not Finding and Collecting Dynamic Web Evidence

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Do you have FOMO? And do you have FOMO about the right things? Fear of missing out (FOMO) is a pervasive problem in our always-connected world. The Oxford English Dictionary defines FOMO as the “anxiety that an exciting or...more

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Ediscovery Investigations: Finding the Needle in the Haystack—and Then Using it

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Ready, set, GO! When litigation is threatened, a critical time period begins. You may only have a matter of days to investigate your opponent or your dispute on social media before savvy parties or witnesses change their...more

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Socially Aware - Volume 6, Issue 3 - July/August 2015

Welcome to the newest issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award winning guide to the law and business of social media. In this edition, we present a “grand unifying theory” of today’s leading technologies and the legal...more

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