The Relativity Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Read some key insights from a recent event on how to negotiate better, more efficient ESI protocols for your next e-discovery project.

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The Paralegal Resource

JUNE 25, 2010

Although it has been more than three years since the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to codify parties' obligations to preserve and produce potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI), a recent survey conducted by Kroll Ontrack reflects that only 46% of U.S.

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Law 360

AUGUST 8, 2024

Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Law 360

MAY 20, 2021

The federal rule that permits the use of business records as evidence must be amended to address the unreliability of electronically stored information and inconsistent court frameworks on email admissibility, say Josh Sohn and Nadia Zivkov at Stroock.

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Law 360

MAY 10, 2024

Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

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OneLegal

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Explore eDiscovery fundamentals and best practices to manage electronically stored information (ESI) in litigation effectively. The post What is eDiscovery and how should you conduct it? appeared first on One Legal.

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CaseFleet

JANUARY 25, 2024

Suzanne Clark is a pioneer in the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI), currently serving as Discovery Counsel for Beasley Allen 's Mass Torts Section.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

2015-193 makes it clear that attorneys also have an obligation at the very earliest stages of a matter to ensure that their client’s electronically stored information (ESI) is properly preserved, identified, and collected. Implement/cause to be implemented appropriate ESI preservation procedures.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 31, 2022

Electronic discovery is the process of identifying, collating, organizing and classifying electronically stored information needed for a court case or legal investigation. Multiply that by the number of languages the data is available in, and it becomes a complex, costly and all-consuming effort.

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CaseFleet

APRIL 24, 2024

Since 2010, Risa has been assisting the firm in all aspects of trial preparation including e-discovery, ESI collection, and document review on various platforms. Risa Beck is the Paralegal Manager at Hutchison & Steffen , a full-service law firm providing legal services in 20 categories of law.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 21, 2020

When you’re trying to find the most relevant rule, use the chart to go to that section and read the entire rule.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 7, 2022

With a recent Apple update, iPhone users can modify their recently sent text messages by "unsending" or editing them, which will affect compliance considerations in preserving electronically stored information, say Elizabeth Babbitt and Nicollette Khuans at Taft Stettinius.

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Law 360

APRIL 27, 2022

Michael Fox and David Cohen at Reed Smith discuss how counsel can assist their clients in meeting preservation obligations for electronically stored information in light of recent federal rulings on spoliation sanctions motions for possible violations of this duty.

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The Paralegal Resource

JULY 16, 2013

eDiscovery or Electronic Discovery is basically the electronic aspect of identifying, collecting and producing Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in response to a request for production in a law suit or investigation.

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Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2023

Delaware's chancellor on Tuesday directed attorneys for Madison Square Garden Entertainment and stockholders who challenged its $900 million merger with MSG Networks to work out options, if any, for recovering electronically stored information deleted from an internal audit officer's files after her firing in February 2021.

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ABC's of E-Discovery

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The following is an excellent article regarding disclosure of electronic storage information (ESI). Obtaining Disclosure of ESI From Non-Parties a) through (l).

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JayS.Rothman&Associates

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Requests for Production of Documents: Parties can request the production of documents, electronically stored information (ESI), or other tangible items. Depositions allow for in-depth questioning and assessing the credibility of potential trial witnesses. This includes contracts, emails, medical records, and more.

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The Paralegal Resource

JANUARY 30, 2014

A lot of what is recorded in contemporary times is typically in emails, or other electronic documents, also known as electronically stored information or ESI. A paralegal in the world of technology has to be sure about the ethics of e-discovery as it is a key aspect of most cases.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Litigation technology was born out of a need to manage the high volume of potentially responsive documents because of the shift from paper to electronic documents and communication. Electronically Stored Information (ESI) renders a 3D image of a document by introducing metadata, or data about data.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Its founder, Twigger, is the principal at ESI Attorneys, a law firm dedicated to e-discovery, and a nationally known e-discovery attorney, author, and speaker.

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LawSites

JANUARY 3, 2024

Altumatim cuts through the noise in the ever-increasing volume of electronically stored information (ESI) and reduces the cost and time required to find the information that is critical to making informed decisions about whether or how to proceed with a matter and ultimately how to present the most compelling case at trial.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

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DigitalParalegalServices

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Electronically stored information, more commonly referred to as ESI, was first addressed in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure decades ago. The most recent significant changes to The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) regarding ESI was in 2006, and more changes are on track for adoption in December 2015.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Respondents were asked if they ever need to process or review electronically stored information (ESI) and 54.4% One can only assume that these respondents are not involved in litigation because all discovery today involves electronically stored information. How often is an e-discovery tool necessary?

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

APRIL 28, 2020

Lawyers using esi gnatures can get started working with clients faster because they can convert potential clients in a more expedient fashion. There are also significant advantages for lawyers , who shift to esignatures.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Managing electronically stored information . All electronically stored information (ESI) that law firms keep are heavily regulated. These requirements can range from the frequency of data backups, to security protocols used, to retention periods imposed on particular business records and so on.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 29, 2021

Every year there are changes to the rules, upgrades in the technology available, and case law that relates to ESI. Additionally, while some practice areas might allow a paralegal to get by with just one or two CLEs per year, being an e-discovery paralegal brings CLE to a whole new level. Where can you get continuing education?

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Modern investigations involving vast stores of potentially relevant, electronically stored information are intensely demanding and regulatory-driven in response to data privacy, cybersecurity breaches, suspicions of IP theft,

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ABC's of E-Discovery

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

" A blog on legal issues, news and best practices relating to the discovery of electronically stored information published by the e-Discovery Analysis & Technology Group at K&L Gates " - Electronic Discovery Law Firm : K&L Gates : Electronic Discovery Law

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Everchron

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In The Threat of Deepfakes in Litigation , an article published in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law , Agnieszka McPeak recommends looking at legal precedent surrounding the authentication of electronically stored information (ESI) and social media posts to understand how to handle deepfakes.

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The Paralegal Resource

JULY 12, 2011

With continuous unprecedented growth in electronically stored information in the past few years, and, with this information showing no signs of letting up in the coming years, companies are struggling with information risk from new resources like cloud computing, web 2.0 tools, etc.

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Patently O

JANUARY 31, 2024

Most recently, the parties are fighting over whether Gogo should be compelled to include its CEO, Oakleigh Thorne, as an ESI (electronically stored information) custodian. SmartSky argues that Thorne has unique, relevant information not available from Gogo’s other custodians (See Fed. 26(b)(2)(C)(i)).

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LawSites

MARCH 17, 2022

” Exterro E-Discovery Data Management , “the sole collection, analysis, review, and production solution on the market that identifies the most important ESI before collection.” ” Rowan Patents , “designed specifically to draft and prosecute patents.”

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

LEARN MORE Some other job duties that you could expect as a litigation paralegal include: Interview clients and witnesses Communicate with court personnel, opposing counsel and others Locate key documents Manage outside vendors Draft pleadings and discovery Filing pleadings with the court Legal research Investigative research Analyze data and prepare (..)

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 24, 2023

E-discovery, or electronic discovery, refers to the process of identifying, collecting, and producing electronically stored information (ESI) in legal proceedings. Instead, I’ll do a separate “paralegal AI tools” article and link to it here in the future. eDiscovery skills What is eDiscovery?

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Cenza

AUGUST 25, 2021

E-Discovery encompasses diverse services, such as creating and assessing electronically stored information (ESI), drafting specific policies, and ensuring their adherence, in addition to aiding in the legal discovery process. This helps in a better understanding of a case and devising a strong defensive mechanism.

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Patently O

MARCH 23, 2021

Of course, returning the files at the end of a representation and destroying remaining ESI is also a good risk management tool. Firms should consider addressing the issue in engagement letters: once the relationship ends, so too does the duty to advise on hacking.

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