Wait, what? Do you mean to tell me that television shows don’t portray real life? “The reason I consider discovery “the trenches” of litigation is because outside of attorneys and businesses that regularly are involved in litigation, many people do not think, or necessarily even know, what discovery is or how important it can be….
This is an interesting thought. “For attorneys that can’t keep up with what becomes generally accepted as standard practice for lawyer tech, like email, there could be an ethical issue with charging clients for tasks that take twice as long due to antiquated business practices.” I think this is something that we could very easily…
What a total cluster! “Police obtained records from Hulu suggesting that Vasquez was watching “The Voice,” a singing talent competition that airs on NBC, just before the crash. Hulu’s records showed she began watching the program at 9:16pm. Streaming of the show ended at 9:59pm, which “coincides with the approximate time of the collision,” according to…
This is mostly because it’s too difficult and/or expensive to retain SMS messages, but I have another takeaway. “In other words, only 22 percent of FOIA requestors got everything they asked for. 22 percent!” The demand for the Federal government to move this percentage higher is going to result in a lot more scrutiny of…
It seems like a no-brainer, if you’re going to play in this field you should understand the technology, and learn how to cooperate so that eDiscovery isn’t this huge issue that it can be. And yet, here we are. Still having the same problems and the same arguments in many corners of the legal world….
Honestly, I think one of the most common problems I’ve seen over the years is doing these steps, but in the wrong order. “Identify the facts and recognize missing pieces Confirm what you know Interview key players Compile data for analysis” Too many people are compiling ALL the data, then figuring out the case later….