technology
Ediscovery Professionals Prepare Smart Cities
Smart cities use IoT sensors to collect data that can improve city services and enhance citizens’ quality of life, but they also raise questions regarding…
What Do 2020’s Tech Trends Mean for Ediscovery
While some of these new technologies may not have a great impact on the ediscovery world, others pose interesting questions.
Best Practice Defensible Internal Investigations
Internal investigations can be daunting because the matters are often highly sensitive, time is critical, and there is no room for error.
What Happens With the Data Collected by Doorbell Cameras?
As ediscovery professionals, doorbell cameras—and the footage they generate—raise interesting questions. What risks are we subjecting ourselves and our organizations to when we create data?
Importance of Biometric Data Privacy
More companies are using biometric data to detect and prevent fraud, but what are the security risks and the data privacy implications for customers?
Another Day, Another Data Breach – Data Security
According to a mid-year report, 3,813 data breaches have exposed 4.1 billion records so far in 2019. What can companies do to enhance data security?
Who’s Listening When You Talk to Your Digital Voice Assistant?
If you’re like about half of adults in the U.S., you use a digital voice assistant, whether it’s on your phone, tablet, or another device…
Court sanctions defendant for ‘bollixed’ legal hold
In this employment discrimination case, the defendant “bollixed its litigation hold…to a staggering degree and at every turn.” As a sanction, the magistrate recommended that…
Litigant’s attempt to ‘take advantage of’ evidence it spoliated proves its bad faith
Decker v. Target Corp. In this personal injury claim, the court granted harsh sanctions for the defendant’s bad faith spoliation of evidence.This case began with…
Defendant’s failure to produce discovery ‘no one’s fault but its own’
The court precluded the defendant’s non-disclosed evidence, granting summary judgment for the plaintiff, as the failure to disclose was in bad faith.
Court finds forensic inspection relevant and proportional
In this alleged click-fraud case, the court concluded that a forensic inspection of the defendant’s devices was proportional to the needs of the case.
Plaintiff displays ‘flagrant disregard’ for court’s orders and discovery process
On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed, finding that the plaintiff’s failure to provide discovery justified the “last resort” sanction of dismissal.