Bow Tie Law

Search Term and Form of Production Dispute, but Let’s Not Forget How Predictive Coding Can Help

If there is a maximum with electronically stored information, parties can fight over basic searches and production formats. These problems often could be reduced, if not eliminated, by retaining a computer forensic expert for collecting responsive data. This is one of those cases where the producing party also wanted to[…]

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Please Don’t Ask ESI to be Printed for Production and Other Lessons about Rule 26(f) Conferences

Two ways to improve discovery productions is to clearly state the form of production in the discovery request and to have a meaningful meet and confer about producing discovery. Failing to do either can result in motion practice. In this dispute, the requesting party claimed the electronically stored information (ESI)[…]

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Limiting Undue Burden with Wildcard Searches

Records management can be extremely complex. So can the preservation of evidence and responding to discovery requests. In a case involving Fair Credit Report Act claims, Equifax objected to discovery requests for consumer dispute information. The Producing Party claimed that the requested information was not in a “readily accessible format,[…]

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