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By Dean Gonsowski |
May 23, 2012
Those old enough to have watched TV in the early ’80s will undoubtedly remember the FRAM oil commercial in which the mechanic utters his iconic catchphrase: "You can pay me now, or pay me later."
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By Paul Carr |
May 18, 2012
Most general counsel don’t know it, but the guy who’s killing them is Robert Metcalfe, the founder of 3Com.
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By Thomas Lidbury, Michael Boland |
May 11, 2012
The phrase “forensic collection” often is associated in our minds with a bit-by-bit copy of a computer’s entire hard drive.
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By Matthew Prewitt |
April 27, 2012
In this month’s column, we consider how to draft a preservation demand letter that will lay the foundation for more effective motion practice against an adversary who is refusing to provide a reasonable level of transparency and cooperation.
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By Sophie Ross |
April 20, 2012
As the legal community continues to confront e-discovery, corporate legal departments are beginning to develop different methodologies to strategically manage the process.
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By David Canfield |
March 15, 2012
When discovery first met the “e-“ that precedes it today, it fell upon trial judges nationwide to figure out how to harmonize primordial sources of electronically stored information (ESI) with traditional discovery rubrics—essentially, how to fit a round peg into a square hole.
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By Barry Shelton |
March 9, 2012
E-discovery has frustrated not only litigants, but courts as well, dismayed that despite the best intentions of the drafters of the 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, e-discovery costs have spiraled out of control.
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By Rob Mattern |
February 29, 2012
Both law firms and inside counsel are feeling increasing economic pressures for cost-efficiency.
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By Stacy Jackson |
February 28, 2012
In-house counsel have heard the horror stories about security breaches and the expenses and reputational damage those breaches can lead to.
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By Barry Shelton |
February 10, 2012
It’s your worst nightmare: the court has just issued a sanctions order in the company’s long-running case against a bitter competitor and not only is your client sanctioned, but you are personally charged with spoliation of evidence.