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ICYMI –December in privacy and cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

states with such laws increased to five (adding to California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia) with which state’s law going into effect a. With respect to comprehensive state privacy laws, on December 31, 2023, the number of U.S.

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Will Lawyers Ever Embrace Technology?: eDiscovery Best Practices, Part Four

eDiscovery Daily

Craig Ball once made a great point in responding to a post of mine about educating lawyers when he said “ We not only need to persuade lawyers to take the plunge, we need to insure there’s a pool for them to jump into. Pursue online education? The Discovery Revolution , George L. Wait for the next Georgetown Academy?

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Robots help reduce the need for manual labor and improve defect discovery, providing higher quality vehicles to customers at a lower cost to the business. Education In education and training , AI can tailor educational materials to each individual student’s needs.

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Court Orders Defendants to Resubmit Production of “Inferior” Quality Documents: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

Judge Nocel also ordered the defendants to pay plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees and expenses associated with his motion to compel, but decided that the plaintiff’s request for an independent forensic expert to preside over the technical discovery requests and responses was not warranted at this time. Case Background. Judge’s Ruling.

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No Bad Faith Means No Sanctions for Failing to Preserve Video of Altercation: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

In assessing the plaintiff’s motion, Judge O’Hara noted that “the parties agreed the surveillance video is a form of electronically stored information (“ESI”) subject to the preservation requirements of Rule 37(e)”. Case Background. I love you! Case opinion link courtesy of eDiscovery Assistant.

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Court Rules on Dispute over Native File Format Production and Metadata: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

25, 2018) , Indiana Magistrate Judge John E. In this case where the plaintiff sought rescission of a life insurance policy issued to one of the defendants based on her alleged misrepresentations during the application process. In Metlife Inv’rs. Lindsey, No. 2:16-CV-97 (N.D. Case Background.

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What’s a Lawyer’s Duty When a Data Breach Occurs within the Law Firm: Cybersecurity Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

When I spoke at the University of Florida E-Discovery Conference last month, there was a question from the live stream audience about a lawyer’s duty to disclose a data breach within his or her law firm. Janik’s article covers stopping the breach, restoring systems and determination what happened and the cause.