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Defendant ordered to jail in spoliation eye-opener 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: September 27, 2010

Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, Sanctions, spoliation

A recent e-discovery decision provides important lessons for lawyers and companies about spoliation sanctions.

Capping e-discovery costs in smaller cases requires creativity 

By: Nora Tooher
Published: September 23, 2010

Tags: document review, e-discovery, electronic discovery, litigation costs, metadata, technology

Experts offer advice on capping electronic discovery costs.

E-discovery, social networking and emotional distress 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: July 8, 2010

Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, emotional distress, social media, social networking

A U.S. District Court in Indiana recently weighed in on the intersection of e-discovery and social media.

E-discovery meets Facebook: Social networking sites complicate litigation 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: July 8, 2010

Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, Facebook, social media, social networking, Twitter

As more and more individuals and businesses take part in social media like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, these social networking sites are inevitably becoming a factor in e-discovery.

Judge removes $8.5M e-discovery sanctions 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 20, 2010

Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, ethics, Sanctions

More than two years after a judge ordered a jaw-dropping $8.5 million in sanctions against attorneys in the case that became textbook for how not to do e-discovery, Qualcomm v. Broadcom, a federal magistrate judge has decided that none of the attorneys should be sanctioned after all.

An e-discovery challenge for solos, small firms 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: April 16, 2010

Tags: e-discovery, electronic discovery, technology

Ready for an e-discovery challenge?

Earlier this year, Austin, Texas trial lawyer and technologist Craig Ball threw down the gauntlet with E-Discovery for Everybody: the EDna Challenge.

His hypothetical: a small law firm wants to conduct a do-it-yourself in-house review of electronically stored information in a small case with a budget of $1,000. What should they do? Is such an undertaking even possible?

E-discovery ruling gives insight on errors, sanctions 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: February 24, 2010

Tags: discovery sanctions, e-discovery, electronic discovery, technology

Lawyers across the country are looking for insight and guidance on proper sanctions for e-discovery errors in a recent opinion from a U.S. District Court in New York.

Two states weigh in on metadata 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: July 8, 2009

Tags: electronic discovery, ethics, metadata

State bar associations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia have issued opinions on metadata, weighing in on the potential ethical implications for lawyers.

Another state ethics opinion weighs in on metadata 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 23, 2009

Tags: electronic discovery, ethics, metadata

Another state has issued an ethics opinion on the obligations of attorneys sending or receiving documents containing metadata.

The latest ethics opinion from the New Hampshire Bar Association says that both sending and receiving attorneys have ethical obligations.