The most recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which went into effect in December 2010, contained plenty of material relevant to e-discovery. However, rules concerning the preservation and spoliation of ESI were notably absent, which meant that it was up to the
Earlier this year, we blogged that patent suits were in full bloom in November 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The rush occurred to beat the Dec. 1 date when the updated Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were to
The Civil Rules Advisory Committee released their proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in August. The Committee is seeking comment on their proposals through February 15, 2014, and we have summarized these potential changes below. Early Court Intervention The Committee has found
Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new final rules for electronic discovery go into effect with the goal of streamlining e-discovery and making the investigative process more efficient and straightforward; many of these changes reflect similar recent revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil
On July 5, Florida adopted a specific set of electronic data discovery rules for its state courts based upon the 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but updated to be more specific and in line with the realities of modern e-discovery. These
As of February 2012, the Department of Justice (in conjunction with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Joint Working Group on Electronic Technology in the Criminal Justice System) has officially released a set of best practices for ESI discovery in federal criminal
On Feb. 27, 2018, twenty-three years to the day when he was first sworn in to the Southern District of New York, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck announced his retirement. During his decades on the bench and as a frequent speaker at industry events,
It was an eventful year, particularly in e-discovery. In August, we highlighted six notable cases from the first half of 2017. Of course, there were many more. As we close out 2017, here are two more cases involving court-issued sanctions over lack of preservation and
What a difference 10 years make. For the authors of “The Sedona Principles,” which is considered a “foundational guide for attorneys and judges confronting the novel challenges of e-discovery,” it was clear that is was high time to reassess and, if appropriate, revise the 14
Though retired as the highly-regarded Judge of the Southern District of New York, Shira A. Scheindlin continues to be sought after for her wealth of legal knowledge and perspective on emerging technologies and e-discovery — even on Reddit. Posters were recently treated to her presence
New year, new and old legal trends! From e-discovery and project management to AFAs and alternative delivery service models, we’ve compiled the top 10 legal trends that departments and firms should watch for and leverage to their advantage in 2017. E-Discovery Changes According to the