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Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Lawyer for Relying on AI-Generated Legal Research

By now, most lawyers should know the dangers of relying on generative AI for legal research. A big risk is that AI will generate fake case citations and quotations. Failure to check and verify the citations and quotations can...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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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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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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This Week in eDiscovery: A Self-Collection Warning | ‘Sufficient to Show’ Requests

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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 June 29-July 5. Here’s what’s...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

When AI Productivity Collides With Professional Reputation

Are you feeling “left behind” or possibly irrelevant because you’ve yet to integrate artificial intelligence into your law firm’s operations? You could easily feel that way after reading the 2025 Future of Professionals...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Privilege Log Falls Short on Key Entries

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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 June 15-21. Here’s what’s...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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This Week in eDiscovery: Do We Really Have to Follow the TAR Protocol? Yes, Tennessee Court Says

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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 June 1-7. Here’s what’s...more

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The Importance of Verifying Your Use of AI for Litigation

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You are handing a case involving millions of pages of documentation, emails, etc., including documentation with sensitive trade secrets and intellectual property. You are under the gun to submit a brief in opposition to a...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

“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

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

ESI Protocol Should Define “Documents” and Address Redaction Based on Irrelevancy

We the Protestors, Inc. v. Sinyangwe, 348 F.R.D. 175 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 18, 2024), makes several important points about the relationship between ESI Protocols and redaction of produced documents....more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

The Siren’s Song of Generative AI in Pleadings

Most uses of artificial intelligence in litigation carry great promise but little risk. That’s not the case with generative AI tools employed to draft legal pleadings. Despite the best efforts of courts and bar groups to...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Why You Should Meet and Confer in Good Faith | Upcoming eDiscovery Webinar

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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 30-April 5. Here’s what’s...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Rulings on Rules | Let’s Meet at Legalweek

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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 2-8. Here’s what’s...more

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eDiscovery Costs: Social Media Evidence & The $90,000 Lesson

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These days, ignoring social media evidence in investigations and litigation is akin to leaving a crucial witness unquestioned. But as the case of Federico v. Lincoln Military Housing demonstrates, navigating this terrain can...more

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Li. v. Merck Addresses: Trigger; Spoliation Discovery; and, Document Unitization

In Li v. Merck & Co., Inc., 2025 WL 429013 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2025), the court addressed a number of discovery disputes in a lawsuit by a terminated employee against her former employer....more

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This Week in eDiscovery: When Self-Collection Goes Wrong | eDiscovery Deepfakes

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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 February 2-8. Here’s what’s...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

New Minnesota Rule Removes Roadblocks to Remote Depositions

Revised Minnesota pretrial discovery rules, which took effect Jan. 1, now encourage remote depositions by allowing them to be set by notice alone. Former practice required either a court order or stipulation....more

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"The Irony": Can attorneys trust experts in the age of AI?

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In 2023, a new law went into effect in Minnesota to regulate the use of deep fake technology to influence elections. In 2024, Christopher Kohls, a YouTube personality known as “Mr Reagan,” and Rep. Mary Franson of the...more

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The Perils of Self-Collection in eDiscovery: What Litigators Need to Know

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The risks of self-collection in ediscovery continue to be a central theme in courts across the country. A decision from Magistrate Judge William Matthewman in the Southern District of Florida, EEOC v. M1 5100 Corp., serves as...more

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Discovery: Civil Litigation’s Fact-Finding Mission – Part 1: Interrogatories

If you find yourself involved in civil litigation of any kind, the case will take up a significant part of your life. While your attorney will take on the heavy lifting, he or she will require your help to gather the facts...more

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One Court's Novel Approach to Addressing the Gap Between Search Term Hits and Produced Documents

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Effective management of discovery disputes is critical in litigation, particularly as courts enforce stricter adherence to discovery deadlines. A recent decision in Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH v. NVIDIA Corp. highlights...more

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From Paper to Pixels: The Evolution and Power of eDiscovery in Modern Legal Practice

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We live in an era of ‘big data.’ According to the International Telecommunications Union, more than three-quarters of the world’s population own a mobile phone. The same statistics apply for computer and internet use....more

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