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OST, PST, MBOX, EML, what the heck! What do all these acronyms mean? If you are a litigation support professional or an attorney dealing with eDiscovery, you have likely encountered email of various types. You may know that a PST ...

Recently, a number of eDiscovery software companies have been touting DIY and Software as a Service (SaaS) as an alternative to the traditional methods used to prepare ESI for review and production.  Currently, law firms and corporations will process ESI ...

“Do you want me to scramble this one like the others?” That’s a line from a deleted email I read while conducting a forensic examination a number of years ago. The email was addressed to a manager and sent by ...

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks you’ve likely heard about the privacy bout of the millennia, Apple vs. FBI. If not, here is a really short recap: The FBI wants Apple to modify ...

Discovery is not a game of “Go Fish.” To some extent it’s like playing an open hand of poker or maybe, Texas Hold’em. There is openness to the process. After a proper request, you show me your evidence and I ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

I was one of the millions of lucky nerds who saw the movie on opening day. I had high expectations and couldn’t wait to experience some of the magic from my childhood, when I was first introduced to the force ...

Last week I travelled to Seattle to attend a Microsoft conference where the company announced upcoming enhancements to Office 365. Besides the cool factor of getting to visit the headquarters of the largest software company on Earth, I was also ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

A recent employment discrimination matter out of the S.D. of Indiana (Appler v. Mead Johnson & Co., LLC) involved the discovery of social media evidence. That’s not unique, but what is thought-provoking is the court’s decision to allow the discovery ...

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A recent ruling from the Supreme Court in Albany County (HMS Holding Corp v. Arendt) caught my eye for numerous reasons. One was the court’s decision to levy sanctions for spoliation, and another was the overwhelming evidence put forward by ...

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According to one survey I read, there are approximately 250 million mobile phone users in the United States. That number is staggering as it actually exceeds the estimated number of U.S. citizens 18 and over. Basically, everyone has a mobile ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

Electronic evidence, like people, comes in all shapes and sizes. Some people, who like to monitor their shape and size, are using fitness tracking devices like Fitbit. Fitbit is a wearable fitness monitor that wirelessly connects to your phone and ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. In the matter of Alberta LTD v. Fossil Industries Inc., (Supreme Court of New York, Commercial Division, Order dated Sept. 8, 2014), hell was the court sanctioning defendants for discovery lapses. ...

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