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In almost every litigation matter on which I consult with clients, at some point we discuss the discovery of databases. The conversation begins with a brief discussion on tables, SQL, queries, reporting and the differences of structured versus unstructured data. ...

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You may have heard that on April 8, Microsoft will officially end support for its Windows XP operating system. As an attorney should you even care? What does end of life support mean anyway? The answer to the first question ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

Earlier this month, I attended LegalTech NY. LegalTech is an annual conference in Manhattan where attendees have the opportunity to hear from the best and brightest in the electronic discovery industry. There were also scores of software and service providers ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

Have you ever had to ship a hard drive, thumb drive or CD to another party; or to a vendor for processing and hosting? Did you put the media in the container or envelope and cross your fingers, hoping it ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

The “bring your own device” (BYOD) phenomena is fully upon us. In the past six months, D4 has handled more mobile devices (i.e. smartphones and tablets) than the previous two years combined. Almost every case that we work on has ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

There is one government site that is up and operating as intended. That site is uscourts.gov and specifically the portion that is dedicated to public commentary on the proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures. On Aug. 15, ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

There is no question that electronic discovery can be expensive, but is there a way to make it less so? In an article I wrote last year for The Daily Record, “Does money go to collection, processing or review?” I ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

Managing the discovery and production of electronic information can be complex and frustrating. It requires knowledge of computer systems, social media platforms and esoteric terms such as metadata and unallocated clusters. Most attorneys didn’t study these topics in law school. ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

Even small cases need to adhere to e-discovery best practices. This principle comes through loud and clear in a recent New York Supreme Court decision. In this breach of contract action, plaintiff QK Healthcare (QKH) was seeking to recover more ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

Bloggers and journalists are always looking to interview the biggest celebrity, the most powerful politician, or the greatest athlete. In the field of e-discovery, there is no question that the top person anyone would want to interview is a woman ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

A recent opinion out of the Southern District of New York, Sekisui America v. Hart, dealt with the destruction of electronically stored information (ESI) and featured a request by the defendants for the court to impose sanctions. The case was ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons

Last week I attended an electronic discovery and digital forensics conference in Orlando, Fla. I attended a spirited and informative panel session titled, “Judicial Perspective on Current Case Law Influencing eDiscovery.” The panel included three active federal judges: the Hon. ...

Tagged with: eDiscovery Update Peter Coons