“Sound” E-Discovery: A Conversation with Barry Murphy
Recently, we had the opportunity to talk with e-discovery expert Barry Murphy on a variety of topics. Barry, a former Forrester analyst, is regarded as one of the top consultants within the e-discovery industry and is the founder and principal of Murphy Insights. He also helped create the popular E-Discovery Journal, a web-resource for news, research and analysis from industry thought leaders. Read more
Key Takeaways From The Virtual Corporate Counsel Forum
Last week, Exterro took part in the Virtual Corporate Counsel Forum on e-discovery. The event allowed us to interact with a variety of people on the frontlines of e-discovery and attend webinars on a wide array of e-discovery topics.
One of the resounding themes that seemed to echo throughout each presentation was the importance of communication. It sounds simple. Anything as complex and integral as e-discovery is of course going to require a smooth communication flow among the different parties involved. But presenter after presenter cited communication as the most significant hurdle that prevents companies from establishing an affective and repeatable e-discovery process.
Here are the big takeaways we gleaned from two of the best presentations of the day: Read more
Extra, Extra: Get Your E-Discovery News Here!
Welcome back to E-Discovery Beat′s regular feature: The Weekly Electronic Discovery News Roundup. Continuing the tradition of keeping our readers up to date with the latest in e-discovery news, how-tos and freshly pressed case law. Here is the May 2, 2011 edition, and be sure to check back next week: Read more
Supreme Court to Decide Pivotal Microsoft Patent Case With E-Discovery Implications
By Mike Hamilton, J.D.
The words “IP litigation” drum up a different feeling for most corporate executives than the usual lawsuit. When CEO’s and legal departments learn of upcoming IP litigation against the entity that they protect and serve, ‘worry’ and/or ‘fear’ usually will creep into their minds. The reason for this: intellectual property is the most important type of property any corporation owns. Without intellectual property and the legal protection that comes with it, these corporations might as well be your average mom and pop stores, because the Apples and Microsofts of the world would no longer be able to protect their inventions. Read more
Exterro to take part in e-discovery virtual forum
This Thursday, April 28th, Exterro will be taking part in a virtual forum on e-discovery, sponsored by Corporate Counsel. This exciting online event will include presentations, virtual booths hosted by e-discovery vendors, online networking, chatting, blogs, and more. It’s a unique opportunity for us to interact with other e-discovery vendors and learn from in-house legal teams and corporate IT professionals about the challenges they face with the e-discovery process.
Exterro’s product specialists will be on hand, chatting from our virtual booth. Attendees will also have access to informative data sheets, white papers, and Exterro product information.
Be sure to check back after Thursday, when we’ll post on some of the important themes we were able to take away from the forum. Also, don’t hesitate to leave us a comment if there’s something specific you would like us to look out for.
Learn more about the Virtual Corporate Counsel Forum here
Extra, Extra: Get Your E-Discovery News Here!
Welcome back to E-Discovery Beat′s regular feature: The Weekly Electronic Discovery News Roundup. Continuing the tradition of keeping our readers up to date with the latest in e-discovery news, how-tos and freshly pressed case law. Here is the April 25, 2011 edition, and be sure to check back next week: Read more
E-Discovery Beat Welcomes New Editors
The major news at Exterro today is that the E-Discovery Beat welcomes new editors. The blog welcomes new managers Mike Hamilton and Andrew Bartholomew. Mike will bring a unique legal perspective to the educational e-discovery posts and Andrew will lend a journalist’s perspective to the reporting you’ve come to expect over the past few months.
Building on its reputation as a dependable resource for enterprises, law firms, and corporate legal and IT teams, E-Discovery Beat will continue to seek out new creative and innovative ways to raise awareness about anything and everything electronic discovery. The blog aims to take a comprehensive, bird’s-eye view of electronic discovery, with an emphasis on current events and real world application. E-Discovery beat will incorporate more audio and video interviews with key stakeholders on the frontlines of electronic discovery, as well as case law analysis and expert commentary to help illustrate how the demands of electronic discovery impact legal teams and reshape legal processes.
E-Discovery Beat will continue to provide useful information and resources for businesses looking to understand and work through the many challenges that go along with managing complex e-discovery projects.
Mike and Andrew will carry on Exterro’s commitment to bringing you the latest news in the e-discovery world, providing resources to help attorneys, technicians, litigation support professionals, information managers tame the chaos of e-discovery.
Is a finding of ‘fault’ all that is needed to impose e-discovery sanctions?
By Mike Hamilton, J.D.
The answer is yes. In a recent e-discovery ruling, Northington v. H&M Int. (2011), the Northern District Court of Illinois ruled that the low burden for fault, as opposed to the higher burden of bad faith, “may form a sufficient basis for sanctions.” The judge clarified by stating “fault does not speak to the non-complying party’s disposition, but describes only the reasonableness of the conduct—or lack thereof—that eventually resulted in the violation” and “bad faith is not a precondition to the imposition of all forms of discovery misconduct.” Read more
