FTC to update investigations, attorney misconduct allegations 
Published: January 26, 2012
Tags: attorney misconduct, e-discovery, electronic discovery, Federal Trade Commission, FTC
The Federal Trade Commission plans to both update its investigative process and clarify how it handles allegations of attorney misconduct, the agency has announced, seeking public comment on both issues.
Lawyers face new challenges with e-discovery in 2012
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, e-discovery, electronic discovery
As electronic discovery continues to evolve, litigators are facing new challenges, including emerging technology and expanding amounts of data. Looking ahead to the coming year, lawyers should keep an eye on the following trends.
Preserving social media for electronic discovery
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: September 21, 2011
Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, Facebook, social media, social networking, Twitter
As more and more individuals and businesses participate in social media, the amount of litigation-related information on sites like Facebook and Twitter is rising.
For lawyers, these sites can be an electronic discovery gold mine – or they can be the downfall of a case.
How can lawyers ensure that social media communications are preserved for trial? Conversely, how can they stop their clients from putting themselves at risk of sanctions for deleting information?
Judge pulls ‘landmark’ opinion on metadata e-discovery
Published: July 19, 2011
Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, electronically stored information, metadata, technology
A federal judge in New York has withdrawn what some commentators had hailed as a “landmark” decision on the disclosure of metadata during the course of e-discovery.
Judge approves $1.05 million sanction in e-discovery saga
Published: June 29, 2011
Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, electronic evidence, Sanctions, spoliation
A federal judge has approved a $1.05 million sanction in a bitter e-discovery battle that still has the threat of jail hanging over the head of a company president accused of destroying electronic evidence.
Misspellings can create issues for e-discovery process
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: May 3, 2011
Tags: e-discovery
You might have thought that electronic discovery always requires accuracy. But the latest advice from e-discovery experts is that misspelled words and names are just as essential to the process as accurate ones.
Recent opinion sets e-discovery standards
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 4, 2011
Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, technology
In what attorneys are calling another standard-setting decision on electronic discovery, Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has authored an opinion addressing issues related to metadata and the form of production for electronic records.
Sanctions for e-discovery violations at ‘historic’ high
By:
Christina Pazzanese
Published: February 14, 2011
Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, ethics, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Sanction motions and awards for e-discovery violations across the country have climbed dramatically in recent years and have now hit “historic highs,” according to a study published in the Duke Law Journal.
Survey finds e-discovery sanctions on the rise
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: January 21, 2011
Tags: e-discovery, Sanctions
A survey published in the Duke Law Journal has found that the frequency of sanctions against lawyers for e-discovery rule violations has risen dramatically in recent years.
Report: E-discovery sanctions reach all-time high
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 15, 2010
Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, electronically stored information, Sanctions
Sanctions in e-discovery cases are at an all-time high, according to a recent analysis published in the Duke Law Journal.
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