Electronic Discovery

Recent Court Decisions Reinforce Importance of Issuing a Written Litigation Hold Notice

Ballard Spahr
March 8, 2010

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Notable E-Discovery Cases and Events

Sidley Austin
March 4, 2010

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Rule 34 and the Internet: Innovative Solutions to Current Production Challenges

Nixon Peabody
March 1, 2010

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Zubulake Revisited: The Southern District of New York Lays Out An Analytical Framework for Determining Whether to Impose Sanctions for the Spoliation of Evidence

Milbank
February 19, 2010

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A Judicial Primer on Litigation Holds

Jones Day
February 2010

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New Rules for Electronic Discovery in New York Courts: What You Must Know Before Appearing at a Preliminary Conference

Hogan & Hartson
February 2010

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New Rules for Electronic Discovery in New York Courts: What You Must Know Before Appearing at a Preliminary Conference

Hogan & Hartson
February 2010

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Revisiting Zubulake: What You Really Need to Know

Squire Sanders
February 2010

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Revisiting Zubulake: Discovery Guidelines to Follow

Squire Sanders
February 2010

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Federal Judge Rules that Data Backup Tapes Need not be Retained for eDiscovery, Unless They are the “Sole Source” of Relevant Evidence

Bryan Cave
February 10, 2010

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Zubulake Revisited: Defining Standards of Culpability for Electronic Discovery Abuses 

Latham & Watkins
February 8, 2010

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Pension Committee opinion addresses legal hold standards

Nixon Peabody
February 5, 2010

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Sins of Omission: Severe Consequences for Failing to Collect and Preserve Information Early in Litigation

McGuireWoods
February 3, 2010

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January Edition of Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery

Sidley Austin
February 2, 2010

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Harsh Sanctions Ruling Signals Federal Courts' Decreasing Tolerance for Insufficient E-Discovery Procedures

Chadbourne & Parke
February 2, 2010

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In ‘Pension Committee,’ Judge Revisits ‘Zubulake’

Paul Weiss
February 2, 2010

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Electronic Discovery in Federal Court: Top 10 Cases from 2009 

O'Melveny & Myers
February 1, 2010

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What You Need To Know About Instant Messaging

Mayer Brown
Tip of the Month
January 29, 2010

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Zubulake Judge Defines Discovery Duties and Spoliation Negligence Standards

Morgan Lewis
January 29, 2010

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New eDiscovery Opinion Offers Broad View of Companies’ Duty to Preserve Information

Kirkland & Ellis
January 27, 2010

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New e-Discovery Decision Imposes Sanctions, Highlights Risks

Foley & Lardner
January 26, 2010

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PEARLTM: Pillsbury's E-Discovery Alliance of Resource Leaders

Pillsbury
January 26, 2010

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New Federal Court Ruling Reinforces Need for Proper Framework for Litigation Holds and Preservation

Cooley Godward Kronish
January 26, 2010

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Zubulake Revisited – The Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan, et al. v. Banc of America Securities, LLC, et al.

Weil Gotshal
January 2010

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Seventh Circuit Launches Electronic Discovery Pilot Program

Faegre & Benson
January 26, 2010

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Litigants Sanctioned as Zubulake Judge Reaffirms Necessity of Compliance with Parties' E-Discovery Obligations 

Bracewell & Giuliani
January 21, 2010

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Investors Sanctioned for Failing to Preserve ESI in Securities Fraud Action

Covington & Burling
January 21, 2010

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E-Discovery: Doing It in an "Ignorant and Indifferent Fashion" May Lead to Sanctions

McDermott Will & Emery
January 21, 2010

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Zubulake Revisited: New E-Discovery Opinion Clarifies Preservation Obligations and Standards for Award of Sanctions

Bingham
January 20, 2010

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In New Case on E-discovery, SDNY Sanctions Party That Committed "Gross Negligence" in Failing to Issue a Written Litigation Hold

Ropes & Gray
January 20, 2010

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2009 Year-End Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
January 15, 2010

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Judge Shira Scheindlin (S.D.N.Y.) “Revisits Zubulake” in Pension Committee of the Univ. of Montreal Pension Plan, et al., v. Banc of America Securities, LLC, et al.

O'Melveny & Myers
January 14, 2010

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Zubulake Judge Addresses Preservation and Spoliation of Electronically Stored Information

Mayer Brown
January 15, 2010

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Judge Scheindlin Revisits Zubulake, Where the Preservation and Production Waters Still Can Boil You

Debevoise & Plimpton
January 15, 2010

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Electronic Discovery: New York's Southern District Continues to Pave the Way

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
January 15, 2010

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Zubulake Revisited [Six Years Later]

Hogan & Hartson
January 14, 2010

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E-Discovery Trends: Significant New Decision by Author of Famed Zubulake Decisions [Pension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan, et al. v. Banc of America Securities, et al

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
January 14, 2010

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Brave New World: Insourcing eDiscovery in 2010? Tips for the Unwary (Powerpoint presentation & webinar) 

Fulbright & Jaworski
January 12, 2010

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Business Litigation Session “Pilot Project” To Reduce Spiraling Discovery Costs Takes Flight [Massachusetts]

Mintz Levin
January 12, 2010

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E-Discovery: New California Rule of Court Requires Advance Meeting and Planning

Littler
January 2010

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December Notable E-Discovery Cases and Events

Sidley Austin
January 8, 2010

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Electronic Discovery Trends: Federal Courts in 2009 Continued to Shape Guidelines, Best Practices for Document Preservation

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
December 22, 2009

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In-House Counsel Sanctioned for Failing to Monitor the Preservation of Electronic Evidence [Swofford v. Eslinger]

Mintz Levin
December 18, 2009

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Managing the Risks and Costs of Collecting ESI

Mayer Brown
Tip of the Month
December 18, 2009

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Ethical Dimensions of the New Federal Rules on Discovery

Jones Day
From The American Lawyer
December 2009

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Notable E-Discovery Cases and Events

Sidley Austin
December 7, 2009
In this Issue:

  • Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure taking effect December 1, 2009 that amend the manner in which deadlines are computed;
  • A Ninth Circuit ruling upholding the use of computer generated summaries and rejecting a claim that the summaries did not qualify for the Fed. R. Evid. 803(6) exception for business records;
  • An Illinois appellate court ruling that a party’s production in discovery of its emails did not serve to authenticate those emails;
  • An Indiana federal district court ruling ordering the defendant to provide database information in native format and to produce a representative to assist plaintiffs in manipulating the data; and
  • An Indiana Supreme Court decision holding that a trial court properly admitted evidence from a defendant’s MySpace page in his murder trial.
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E-Discovery Sanctions in New York Supreme Court: Einstein v. 357 LLC

Kramer Levin
November 23, 2009

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Asserting and Challenging Privilege Claims in Modern Litigation: The Facciola-Redgrave Framework

Nixon Peabody
From The Federal Court Law Review, Volume 4, Issue 1 (2009)
November 23, 2009

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Pinstripe, Inc. v. Manpower, Inc. [e-discovery]

Weil Gotshal
November 2009

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eDiscovery Project Management: Guidance On Developing A Methodology And Documentary Tools

Paul Hastings
November 13, 2009

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Hot Topics: Litigation

Supreme Court
Hertz v Friend: Supreme Court Clarifies Diversity Jurisdiction Standard
Reed Elsevier v Muchnick & Federal Court Jurisdiction Re: Works Unregistered Under Copyright Act
Citizens United v FEC: Supreme Court Overturns Ban On Corporate/Union Campaign Expenditures
Hemi Group: Supreme Court Limits RICO's Proximate Cause Requirement
NRG Power Marketing: Negotiated Power Contracts Presumed Just  
Merck & Statute of Limitations in Federal Securities Fraud Cases
Bilski- Patentability of Business Methods
Graham County & False Claims Act's "Public Disclosure" Bar
Ricci v DeStefano & Reverse Discrimination 
Cuomo v Clearing House & OCC
Preview of  Stolt-Nielson & Class Arbitration under FAA
Gross v FBL: Supreme Court Requires "But For" Causation in Age Discrimination Cases
Coeur Alaska & The Clean Water Act
Ashcroft v Iqbal: Twombly Pleading Standards Clarified
Constitutional Challenge to PCAOB (and S-Ox)
Hulteen: Pregnancy Discrimination Act Not Retroactive
Burlington Northern & Arranger CERCLA/Superfund Liability 
Arthur Anderson v Carlisle: Stays Under the Federal Arbitration Act Clarified 
Carlsbad Technology: Some Remands to State Courts Appealable
Flores-Figueroa v. United States: Aggravated Identity Theft

Crawford & Retaliation under Title VII
FCC's Policy Change on "Fleeting Expletives" is Neither "Arbitrary Nor Capricious" 

linkLine & 21st Century Application of the "Price Squeeze" Theory

Wyeth v Levine, Preemption & Adequacy of Prescription Warning Lable

Vaden & Federal Jurisdiction Under the FAA 

The Ex-Spouse Kennedy & ERISA Rights
Winter: Clarification of Injunction Standards 

Altria v Good: Light Cigarettes & Pre-emption
Appellate Courts
PBGC v Oneida: Termination Premiums Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy  
Monolithic & Court Appointed Experts 
Gallus: 8th Circuit Applies Gartenberg Factors to Adviser Fees
Solis v Summit: OSHA's General Contractor Liability

Golden Gate & San Francisco's "Pay or Play" Ordinance
Deere, ERISA & Plan Fees

JP Morgan Chase, Enron & Lack of Scienter

Madden, SLUSA & "The Delaware Carve-Out" 

Glazer: Liability for Reps & Warranties in Merger Agreement; "Collective Scienter"

Williams, The Tenth Circuit & Proving Loss Causation

Ionia, Compliance & Corporate Criminal Liability
Securities Litigation

Omnicare & Gun-Jumping

Citigroup Prevails in Delaware Subprime Shareholder Action 

Roth v AON: Attorney Client Privilege & Draft SEC Filings
Realogy: Exchange of Unsecured for Secured Notes

JP Morgan Chase, Enron & Lack of Scienter
Lyondell, Revlon & The Duty of Good Faith
Madden, SLUSA & "The Delaware Carve-Out" 

Glazer: Liability for Reps & Warranties in Merger Agreement; "Collective Scienter"

UnitedHealth, Indentures/TIA & SEC Reporting

Loral & Interested Party Transactions

Williams, The Tenth Circuit & Proving Loss Causation
Hexion v Huntsman: Material Adverse Effect

Blackstone v ADS: You Get What You Bargain For

Eshelman, Title VII & Increased Tax Liability
Class Action
Class Action: In re Tobacco II Cases & California's Prop 64 

Altria v Good: Light Cigarettes & Pre-emption

Hydrogen Peroxide: Class Certification & Antitrust

Madden, SLUSA & "The Delaware Carve-Out" 

Meyer v Sprint: Actual Damages Required Under CLRA

American Express & Class Action Waivers Under the FAA  
Arbitration & ADR
Defense Appropriations Act Limits Arbitration of Employment Claims
2nd Circuit, Arbitration & Pre-Hearing Disclosure
Vaden & Federal Jurisdiction Under the FAA

American Express & Class Action Waivers Under the FAA 
Practice
Judge Schiendlin Revisits Watershed E-discovery Case Zubulake
DOJ Guidance on Criminal Discovery
Costco: California Supreme Court Defends Attorney-Client Privilege
Dahl v Bain Provides Guidance on E-Discovery
California's Electronic Discovery Act 
Mancia's Guidance on Limiting E-Discovery
Broadcom & Dual Representations
Monolithic & Court Appointed Experts
Micron, Arista & Spoliation of Evidence
Federal Rule of Evidence 502
Filip Guidelines & Attorney-Client Privilege

Textron & The Work Product Doctrine

AOL, Forum Selection & The Meaning of "Of"

Jurinko's 1:1 Ratio on Punitive Damages