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E-Discovery

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  Houston School District Must Pay $9.2 Million In Copyright Suit

  The Houston Independent School District, the largest in Texas and one of the largest in the U.S., has lost a copyright infringement lawsuit and must pay $9.2 million to a Texas company that produces study guides. A...

  • Posted 5 months ago
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  Employees, Agents And The Attorney/Client Privilege

  Even though attorney-client privilege is the oldest of evidentiary privileges, many privilege issues remain unresolved, particularly as they relate to in-house representation. Recently two state supreme court decisions have provided some clarification. In Texas, the high court...

  • Posted 6 months ago
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  E-Discovery Software That Cracked The Biggest Law Firm Leak In History

  It’s been three years since the Panama Papers were released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). What was a nightmare for one law firm and scores of wealthy clients who were hiding undeclared assets proved...

  • Posted 6 months ago
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  Study: 40 percent Of Used Storage Drives Weren’t Wiped

  If you decide to donate used computer equipment to a good cause, or otherwise pass it on, don’t assume the hard drive is going to get wiped even if the recipients tell you it will be. That...

  • Posted 6 months ago
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• Make the Most of Your Relationship with Outside Counsel

  Earlier this year, the author’s company conducted a survey of professionals at law firms serving corporate clients. It covered a wide range of topics, including client relationship management; project management; and e-discovery services, staffing and technology. The...

  • Posted 10 months ago
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• Litigation Holds and the GDPR

  The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) complicates compliance with litigation holds. United States courts expect corporate litigants to properly preserve records and have issued severe sanctions in cases where they aren’t preserved. In the European...

  • Posted 1 year ago
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• Best Practices When the Corporate Client is Deposed

  E-discovery has increased both the demand and importance of corporate witness testimony. After culling, application of keywords, technology assistance and responsiveness review, a general rule of thumb would be for the witness preparation team to expect to...

  • Posted 1 year ago
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  Spoliation Sanctions Can Dwarf What The Case Is Worth

  A ruling from the Second Circuit Court earlier this year is a cautionary tale about the importance of implementing sound legal hold and production practices even in smaller cases. The value of this case in terms of...

  • Posted 1 year ago
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  Bridging The Gap Between IT & Legal

  In an e-discovery project, IT and Legal personnel need to work together as seamlessly and smoothly as possible. That can be a challenge, given they come from two different worlds in terms of professional backgrounds and communication...

  • Posted 2 years ago
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• Turning E-Discovery Concepts into Practice

  Robert Keeling, Esq., Co-Chair of the E-Discovery Group at Sidley Austin, offered advice to legal departments and law firms that aren’t getting the results they expect from predictive coding, in a recent edTalk sponsored by Exterro, Inc....

  • Posted 2 years ago
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