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Key Discovery Points: Be a Team Player When It Comes to Production
Podcast - “I Lied Like a Dog!”
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 511: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
Key Discovery Points: A Judicial Approach to Handling AI-Generated Evidence
Podcast - How Do You Define Success?
The Three C’s for Addressing Prior Inconsistent Statements
Understanding Discovery in Commercial Litigation
The JustPod: Defending the "Evil Genius:" A Conversation with Leonard Ambrose
Podcast - "Ready for Trial?"
Podcast - Every Case Is a New World
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 501: Listen and Learn -- Present and Future Estates (Part 1)
The JustPod: The King of Cross: A Discussion with Larry Pozner, a Leading Expert on Cross-Examination
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)
Eyes on the Evidence: Powerful Legal Presentations – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 57 - Wired for Truth: The Art & Science of Polygraphs
Podcast - Parting Thoughts: Be a "Peddler of Common Sense"
Key Discovery Points: Timing Sweet Spots for Spoliation Motions
Key Discovery Points: Should Hyperlinked Files Be Treated as Modern Attachments?
Podcast: Are Legal Holds Protected by Privilege? Insights from the FTC's Battle with Amazon
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
Expect fireworks with this month’s eDiscovery case law disputes! In our July 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog we will discuss disputes related to improper boilerplate objections,...more
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
No need for blarney, we have six great cases! In our March 2025 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog, we will discuss disputes related to sanctions over spoliated video evidence, quashing subpoenas of...more
Despite clear judicial warnings and sanctions, legal professionals continue to submit AI-generated court documents with fabricated content. This disturbing trend, exemplified by cases like Mata v. Avianca, threatens the...more
When seeking sanctions for spoliated evidence, the nature of the evidence and your jurisdiction can play a pivotal role. Are you in state or federal court? Is the missing evidence electronically stored information or not? The...more
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published September 25, 2024, 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...more
In In re StubHub Refund Litigation, 2924 WL 2305604 (N.D. Ca. May 20, 2024), the court addressed important issues such as modification of an ESI Order and sanctions in the context of “modern attachments” a/k/a “pointers,”...more
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published April 17, 2024 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 the...more
Dismissal of plaintiff’s claims under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e)(2) was affirmed in Jones v. Riot Hosp. Grp. LLC, __ F. 4th__, 2024 WL 927669 (9th Cir. Mar. 5, 2024). The case is a textbook example of a plaintiff tanking her own case...more
A motion for spoliation sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e) was denied in Boshea v. Compass Marketing, Inc., 2024 WL 811468 (D. Md. Feb. 27, 2024). The motion was argued and decided during trial. The suit by a former...more
In Ogunsula v. Warrenfeltz, 2024 WL 298984 (D. Md. Jan. 25, 2024), the Court recognized a split of authority and addressed the interplay between Rule 37(a)’s maxim that “evasive and incomplete” discovery responses are deemed...more
In Discovery Violation Requires New Civil Rights Trial Against Cop (bloomberglaw.com)(Jan. 3, 2024), Mr. Bernie Pazanowski reported on Morgan v. Tincher, No. 21-2060, __ F.4th __ (4th Cir. Jan. 3, 2024). In short, plaintiff...more
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published November 15, 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
“A trial-level judge in New York has sanctioned [attorneys’ name deleted] for ‘rummaging’ through the Dropbox of its litigation opponent after a third-party vendor accidentally revealed the link in discovery.” D. Cassens...more
The Supreme Court of Maryland adopted an amendment to Maryland Rule 2-433, which governs sanctions in Maryland state courts. Amended Maryland Rule 2-433(b) abandons the shallow “safe harbor” rule....more
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
[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
“We all go a little mad sometimes” – for eDiscovery case law! Our October 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses forensic protocol negotiation and scope, sanctions for plaintiff in Bob...more
“The Court awards sanctions in the amount of $5,000 against [Attorney No. 1] and $3,000 against [Attorney No. 2], payable to” Bob Dylan. J.C. v. Robert A. Zimmerman a/k/a Bob Dylan, 2023 WL 6308493, at *12 (S.D.N.Y. Sept....more
Justice delayed isn’t justice denied for eDiscovery case law disputes! Our July 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including custody and control of a personal Google...more
Break the summertime blues with some red-hot eDiscovery case law disputes! Our June 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including a case where discovery is “like watching...more
“Before me is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Sanctions…. I will not mince words. I hate motions for sanctions. Based on my experience for roughly 25 years as a lawyer, and now for the past five years as a judge, most such motions are...more
February 14th is for lovers – of unique and interesting eDiscovery case law disputes! Our February 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including declaration of a...more
We all know that there are Federal and State rules that govern how eDiscovery is conducted, but legal professionals need examples to illustrate how the rules should be applied, and what NOT to do. This webinar will use actual...more