e-Lawyering 2014 ABA Journal Blawg 100: We Won! (And Thanks for Voting!) January 8, 2015 by K&L Gates We are proud to announce that we received the most votes in the ABA Journal Blawg 100’s Legal Tech category this year. We were honored to make the list and are very excited to win in our category! As you may know, we have been blogging on the topic of e-discovery for more than ten years now,... Continue Reading Read more » NEWS & UPDATES
e-Lawyering Frustrated Court Crafts “New and Simpler Approach to Discovery,” Identifies Search Terms to be Utilized by Plaintiff December 18, 2014 by K&L Gates Armstrong Pump, Inc. v. Hartman, No. 10-CV-446S, 2014 WL 6908867 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 9, 2014) In this breach of contract case, the court granted in part Defendant’s motion to compel and, in light of Plaintiff’s piecemeal production (which the court had earlier cautioned against) and other discovery failures, fashioned a “new and simpler approach” to discovery,... Continue Reading Read more » CASE SUMMARIES
e-Lawyering Software Licensing Restrictions No Shield Against Production December 9, 2014 by K&L Gates Pero v. Norfolk S. Ry., Co., No. 3:14-CV-16-PLR-CCS, 2014 WL 6772619 (E.D. Tenn. Dec. 1, 2014) In this case, the court declined to require the plaintiff to view the at-issue video at Defendant’s counsel’s office or to obtain a license for the proprietary viewing software and ordered the defendant to either produce a laptop with... Continue Reading Read more » CASE SUMMARIES
e-Lawyering Court Declines to Preclude “Eyes On” Review for Privilege November 25, 2014 by K&L Gates Good v. Am. Water Works Co., Inc., No. 2:14-01374, 2014 WL 5486827 (S.D. W. Va. Oct. 29, 2014) In this case, the parties made an effort to “craft an agreement respecting the handling of attorney-client and work product information inadvertently disclosed,” but disagreed regarding the proper procedure for identifying privileged information. Defendants sought to “’encourage... Continue Reading Read more » CASE SUMMARIES
e-Lawyering The 2014 ABA Journal Blawg 100: Vote for Your Favorites Now! November 25, 2014 by K&L Gates The ABA Journal’s Annual Blawg 100 list was released yesterday and we are pleased to report that the Electronic Discovery Law blog was nominated in the Legal Tech category! The public is now invited to weigh in on the nominees by voting for their favorite in each category. To vote, click on the “Vote for... Continue Reading Read more » NEWS & UPDATES
e-Lawyering Considering Motion to Compel, Court Asks Whether Discovery Responses have been “Fair” November 4, 2014 by K&L Gates Finjan, Inc. v. Blue Coat Sys., Inc., No. 5:13-cv-03999-BLF, 2014 WL 5321095 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2014) In this patent infringement case, Defendant objected to “producing custodial email from archival systems when [the Plaintiff] is not able to do the same in return.” Plaintiff filed a motion to compel. In assessing the motion, the court... Continue Reading Read more » CASE SUMMARIES