Knotty Issues of eDiscovery
Cloud hosted repositories can be very effective in controlling eDiscovery costs. Data can be hosted and access shared to the litigants to review specific data. Permissions can be devised so neither side can see the work product of the other, only the data. The California Court of Appeal weighed in[…]
Read moreRecovering attorney’s fees and costs is one of the more unpleasant aspects of the practice of law. In situations where an attorney has not been paid, a retaining lien gives “the attorney the right to retain possession of the client’s documents and files which come into the attorney’s hands during[…]
Read moreIn a dispute over a will and deed transfer, a New York State Court ordered the examination of a lawyer’s computer. The idea of an attorney’s computer being searched by third parties should scare lawyers to death. The attorney objected on the grounds the examination would violate the attorney-client privilege[…]
Read moreIn a patent dispute, the parties agreed to use a online review platform for the production of email and to share the costs. The prevailing party in the lawsuit won on having their hosting costs of $234,702.43 shifted to the opposing party. The losing party appealed and the Court of[…]
Read moreFunny thing about discovery: Sometimes, the Judge needs to see the electronically stored information too. However, most judges will not want a lawyer to swing by in a truck to drop off 80 bankers boxes of printed email and spreadsheets at the courthouse. It is also unlikely many Courts can[…]
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