A monthly round-up of industry news stories, useful publications, and notable cases of which you should be aware from the preceding month
Welcome to “In Case You Missed It,” XDD’s monthly news round-up. In these posts, we gather together interesting articles, new publications, noteworthy cases, and XDD materials from the preceding month. This post gathers items of interest from July 2017.
Industry News Stories
Interesting news stories from July include the growing frequency of text message discovery, industry-wide cybersecurity concerns, and a new corporate data-sharing initiative to evaluate law firm relationships:
- Text Message Discovery
- Cybersecurity Concerns
- Corporate Data-Sharing Initiative
Notable Cases
New eDiscovery cases identified in July include:
- Ineffective Meet and Confer, Etc., Leads to Burdensome Agreement, Partial Costs Shifted
- No Spoliation Sanctions for Lost Internet Browser History without Showing Prejudice
- No Spoliation Sanctions for Lost Email without Showing Relevance and Prejudice
- Court Grants Motion to Compel Production but Shifts Additional Review Costs
Useful Publications
New industry publications released in July include:
XDD Materials
XDD published four new blog articles, one new White Paper, and one new educational webinar in July:
- Blog Articles
- White Paper
- Gone Viral: Social Media in eDiscovery – This 24-page guidance document provides an overview of each aspect of social media in eDiscovery, including: source materials; acquisition options; case law; procedural rules; ethical issues; and, more.
- Educational Webinar
- Measure Twice, Discover Once: Clichés, Chaos, and eDiscovery Project Planning – This free, one-hour webinar provides step-by-step guidance on effective project scoping and initial planning, including model checklists for each activity that you can adapt for your organization.
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About the Author
Matthew Verga
Director of Education
Matthew Verga is an electronic discovery expert proficient at leveraging his legal experience as an attorney, his technical knowledge as a practitioner, and his skills as a communicator to make complex eDiscovery topics accessible to diverse audiences. A fourteen-year industry veteran, Matthew has worked across every phase of the EDRM and at every level from the project trenches to enterprise program design. He leverages this background to produce engaging educational content to empower practitioners at all levels with knowledge they can use to improve their projects, their careers, and their organizations.
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