Poring over Requests for Production this morning, I was gratified to see the client sought native forms of electronically-stored information; …Continue reading →
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More Questions re: Alex Jones Defamation Case
Yesterday, I posted on the inadvertent production of privileged texts and other matter in the Alex Jones defamation trial. In …Continue reading →
Ripped from the Headlines: Alex Jones and Inadvertent Waiver
I reserve this space for topics I’ve mulled over carefully in hopes that, even if I’m late to the party, …Continue reading →
Understanding Air Conditioning…For When You Really Need to Keep Your Cool
This post isn’t about forensics or e-discovery, but you can hardly be expected to focus on ESI if you’re sweltering …Continue reading →
Fast v. Godaddy.com: Exemplary Jurisprudence and Overlooked Opportunity?
Two weeks ago, U.S. District Judge David Campbell of Arizona issued an order imposing serious sanctions for discovery abuse against …Continue reading →
Six Powerful Points for Better Presentations
I use PowerPoint in my law practice more often than Microsoft Word. Word processing tools are for preparing documents for …Continue reading →
Electronic Evidence Workbook 2022
I’ve released a new version of the Electronic Evidence Workbook used in my three credit E-Discovery and Digital Evidence course …Continue reading →
A Dozen Nips and Tucks for E-Discovery
Annually, I contribute to an E-Discovery Update presentation for top tier trial lawyers and annually I struggle to offer a …Continue reading →
Federal Court Rules on Whether Documents Containing Agreed-Upon Keywords are Responsive Per Se
Today, Doug Austin‘s splendid eDiscoveryToday blog featured O’Donnell/Salvatori Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., No. C20-882-MLP (W.D. Wash. Oct. 1, 2021), where a …Continue reading →
Did You Miss Tom’s Checklist Manifesto?
I don’t spend as much time in this space featuring the work of others as I like the blog to …Continue reading →
Then his head exploded!
In the introduction to my Electronic Evidence Workbook, I note that my goal is to change the way readers think …Continue reading →
Thanks for Stopping By
Today marks the tenth anniversary of this blog. It was born of frustration when years of essays I’d contributed to …Continue reading →
Why E-Discovery and Digital Evidence?
On the eve of each semester, I revise my E-Discovery Workbook to hasten my law students’ arrival at that glorious …Continue reading →
Is Pinpoint the Future of eDiscovery?
Like most, I mark time in milestones, and a milestone year for me is 1908. That was the year my …Continue reading →
Ten Tips for Better ESI Expert Reports
A lawyer I admire asked me to talk to her colleague about expert reports. I haven’t had that conversation yet, …Continue reading →
Final Exam Review: How Would You Fare?
It’s nearly finals time for the students in my E-Discovery and Digital Evidence course at the University of Texas School …Continue reading →