Agreeing on Key Words, The Tooth Fairy and Other Myths
With the big push on cooperating to reduce costs and improve discovery, we take on one of the big issues in electronic discovery, key word searching. Can you cooperate on key words and gain real efficiencies? Why do we battle over key words?
Read MoreSocial Media Creates Business Opportunities, Messes and Work for Lawyers
Today’s show will be a combination of topics as we discuss why social media is such a useful tool for businesses (including law firms) by enabling organizations to connect with communities of users in very dynamic ways. We will also talk about some of the risks these tools can create rather quickly as users lose control of messages which can spiral out of control on the internet.
Read MoreGovernment Investigations and Electronic Discovery
Listen to how the rules differ when the government is involved and what remains the same. Despite the economic downturn of the past year, regulatory electronic discovery has been a field largely unaffected. In some respects, it has been a growth field compared to the rest of the electronic discovery industry. Yet, the rules are different and working through electronic discovery issues with the government can be an art.
Read MoreHow State Law Can Differ From Federal E-Discovery Law in New York
How does state law and federal law can differ in electronic discovery cases. In this episode, we will be discussing New York state law and how it contrasts with federal electronic discovery practice.
Read MoreMid-Year 2010 Summary of Electronic Discovery Cases
Together we are going to tackle the mid-year review of electronic discovery cases. What are the themes and trends? What types of cases are being filed? Are spoliation cases growing? Is electronic discovery going more mainstream now with more courts weighing in or are we seeing mega decisions still from the judges who have been pioneers in the field?
Read MoreThe 4th Amendment and E-Discovery in Criminal Matters
Learn how the 4th Amendment in criminal cases intersects with electronic discovery. Our panelist for today’s show is Justin Murphy with Washington DC based Crowell & Moring who proposed this show when we met a month ago in Washington, DC. It is exciting to be able to take ESIBytes into new fields like criminal law so I appreciate Justin’s insights into criminal law.
Read MoreElectronic Discovery and Home Computers
Home computers are filled with lots of interesting ESI about custodians but they also raise unique privacy issues.
Read More100th Judge Signs The Cooperation Proclamation
We have the pleasure of speaking with the Hon. Joyce Flowers Conti from the Western District of Pennsylvania who recently became the 100th judge to sign off on The Cooperation Proclamation. Joining her on this show will be Richard Braman, the Executive Director from The Sedona Conference who will update the audience on the progress of The Cooperation Proclamation to date and to celebrate this milestone.
Read MoreQuon and the Supreme Court Tackling An E-Discovery Issue
Learn about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Quon and how it sheds light on the Supreme Court’s take on electronic discovery. Widely viewed as a punt, the Supreme Court did not talk much about electronic discovery and instead based its decision on whether the 4th Amendment was violated.
Read MoreLocal E-Discovery Tools
This show talks about “Friends of E-Discovery” as a local tool to foster best local practices when tackling E-Discovery issues. At these meetings, local lawyers from in-house and outside law firms show up and confidentially discuss their issues and ideas on how to better handle records management, legal holds, and e-discovery.
Read MoreAssociates’ Perspectives On Supporting Electronic Discovery Matters
This was a very interesting show from a perspective not covered at most e-discovery conferences. Yet for law firm management, understanding your resources and how to attack the management of electronic discovery matters is of huge importance.
Read MoreThe Truth about Metadata
We explore more deeply the burdens metadata productions place on defendants, how much metadata can improve review process instead of leading to a smoking gun piece of evidence (which is fairly rare), and other thoughts in this area. Metadata is like the DNA of electronic files. Find out more how it fits into the e-discovery process by listening to the show.
Read MoreAn Overview of Privacy Laws and ESI
Learn about the changing landscape of privacy laws involving ESI including social media, company owned hardware, email accounts, company owned PDA’s and other areas where employees blur the line between professional life and personal life.
Read MoreE-Discovery Lawyers Training Other Lawyers
Three different E-Discovery lawyers from three different types of law firms join us to discuss how they interact and “coach” other lawyers in their firm on the nuances of E-Discovery.
Read MoreLessons on E-Discovery in Canada
This is a useful show for legal professionals who might litigate cases in Canada as well as legal professionals who want to hear ideas of what works from our neighbors up North. Their system is far less adverserial and yes there are more privacy laws which differ from U.S. laws.
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