If you’re a current eDiscovery Assistant user, you already know the value of our proprietary Issue Tag structure applied to all of the content across the platform, and how they let you drill down into case law, rules, checklists and forms and our Academy very quickly. You may also know that our content teams meet weekly to discuss the addition of new Issue Tags and whether adding them will assist on helping our users get to developing ediscovery issues in a few clicks. The question we ask when adding Issue Tags is “Will adding this Issue allow a user to find what they are looking for?” Sometim ..read more

In Episode 138, Kelly Twigger discusses why the Court ordered Uber to provide information about its legal hold process, sources of ESI and steps taken to preserve ESI, a decision that re-emphasizes a party’s obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and local court checklists in Doe LS 340 v. Uber Techs., Inc., 2024 WL 107929 (N.D. Cal. 2024). Introduction Welcome to this week’s episode of our Case of the Week series brought to you by eDiscovery Assistant in partnership with ACEDS. My name is Kelly Twigger. I am the CEO and founder at eDiscovery Assistant, your GPS for ediscovery ..read more

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In Episode 137, Kelly Twigger discusses discuss how a party waived its objections to proposed discovery through its use of general or boilerplate objections in the Delaware Chancery Court in Bocock v. Innovate Corp., 2023 WL 8453525 (Del. Ch. 2023). Introduction Welcome to this week’s Case of the Week series brought to you by eDiscovery Assistant in partnership with ACEDS. My name is Kelly Twigger. I am the CEO and founder at eDiscovery Assistant, your GPS for ediscovery knowledge and education. Thanks so much for joining me today. Each week on the Case of the Week I choose a recent decis ..read more

The best source of knowledge on how to handle ediscovery issues comes from the thousands of case law decisions issued each year since 2003. There’s no question that for a legal professional, staying up to speed on ediscovery is not an easy task. From the ever-growing volume of cases to the increasing use of platforms like Slack and Teams, to the issue of hyperlinked files, the scope of electronically stored information is expanding exponentially. To address that issue, we’ve developed our latest feature — called Dynamic Cite Lists — that is designed to help our users stay on top of the case la ..read more

In Episode 136, Kelly Twigger discusses whether an FRE 502(d) order is appropriate to allow a party to intentionally disclose privilege materials, and how one party’s correspondence about the date of the duty to preserve arose waived privilege as to communications regarding the planning and implementation of preservation and issuing legal holds in Lubrizol Corp. v. IBM Corp., 2024 WL 941686 (N.D. Ohio 2024). Introduction Welcome to this week’s Case of the Week series brought to you by eDiscovery Assistant in partnership with ACEDS. My name is Kelly Twigger. I am the CEO and founder at eDiscove ..read more

“Legal innovation will require all of us to think outside the box. When brilliant legal minds collaborate, we all benefit,” said Kelly Twigger, CEO and Founder at eDiscovery Assistant. Article originally appeared on Law.com Legaltech News on March 11th, 2024 The winners of the 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards were announced on Jan. 29, honoring the most cutting-edge innovation in the legal industry from law firms, in-house legal departments, legal technology providers and ALSPs. This year’s award finalists were our most impressive yet, with the winners truly moving ..read more

Failure to produce, proportionality and sanctions were some of the top e-discovery issues in 2023. But emerging messaging platforms are also bringing new challenges to the courts, according to the eDiscovery Assistant 2023 Case Law Report. Cassandre Coyer of Legaltech News spoke with our CEO and Founder, Kelly Twigger about our 2023 eDiscovery Case Law Report. Read the entire article here on Legaltech News. The post 2023 Saw the Most E-Discovery Decisions Since The Pandemic. What Changed? first appeared on eDiscovery Assistant ..read more

In Episode 134, our CEO and Founder, Kelly Twigger revisits counsel’s obligations to supervise and the perils of self-collection and the standard for extending a discovery deadline set under the court’s scheduling order in ZAGG, Inc. v. Ichilevici, 2024 WL 557899 (S.D. Fla. 2024). Introduction Welcome to this week’s Case of the Week series brought to you by eDiscovery Assistant in partnership with ACEDS. My name is Kelly Twigger. I am the CEO and founder at eDiscovery Assistant, your GPS for ediscovery knowledge and education. Thanks so much for joining me today. Each week, as you know, on the ..read more

The guide is essential for navigating the evolving litigation landscape and highlights key developments and areas to watch BOULDER, COLORADO, February 28, 2024- eDiscovery Assistant, the exclusive ediscovery case law database and knowledge center for litigators and legal professionals, today announced the release of its 2023 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review Report, a comprehensive guide to the latest trends and rulings in electronic discovery. The report, available for free download, equips litigation professionals with the knowledge and insights they need to navigate the increasingly comple ..read more