Friday Funnies: Exterro's E-Discovery Meme Series (Hold Up What?! Edition)
Even Drake knows that managing legal holds with spreadsheets is whack! Save time, money and peace of mind, automate the legal hold process with software please or else Drake is not gonna be happy!
If you're looking for an additional laugh, you can always visit our entire catalog of E-Discovery Memes and Cartoons, and feel free to share the fun with friends and colleagues. Remember, E-Discovery is always better when you have a sense of humor. Cheers!
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University Accounting Service, LLC v. Ethan Schulton (D. Or. June 7, 2019) reminds us all that bad actors/custodians exist in this world making it imperative for organizations to have security protocols in place to stop the theft of company IP from departing employees. Overview: In this employment and breach of contract case, the plaintiff motioned for case dismissal and lesser e-discovery sanctions against the defendant for destroying data with the intent of not allowing the plaintiff to use such evidence in trial. The defendant was subpoenaed for all documents pertaining to defendant’s... 
A IT professional misinterprets a legal request. The legal team never follows up with key custodians about where responsive data may reside. Without prior planning, these process mistakes can make e-discovery feel like a reactive fire drill. Heck, there are times that it feels like a reactive fire drill even when you have a plan and a process in place. After all, the saying goes, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” In the second week of our e-discovery "worst case scenarios" blog post series our experts will... 
We at Exterro know how the summer months can make being productive at work even harder than usual, especially when dealing with e-discovery issues. But, with the right music or playlist, it can make you more efficient and help the summer days breeze on by. With that in mind, over the the summer months Exterro employees will be sharing with you their own summer playlist/mix tape (us, more well seasoned folk know what this means) that can hopefully keep you sharp and focused while you're at work. We've even embedded the Spotify playlist at the bottom... 
A custodian intentionally deletes data. IT accidentally erases a laptop of a departing employee on legal hold. These are the worst of the worst, things you have nightmares about. Over the next month, we asked e-discovery professionals how they dealt with these e-discovery "worst case scenarios" and how to respond to them. This week we are addressing "worst case scenarios" around bad faith custodians. Without a doubt, one of the worst possible scenarios for an e-discovery professional is a bad faith custodian—someone who is more concerned with protecting themselves from any possible... 
We at Exterro know how the summer months can make being productive at work even harder than usual, especially when dealing with e-discovery issues. But, with the right music or playlist, it can make you more efficient and help the summer days breeze on by. With that in mind, over the the summer months Exterro employees will be sharing with you their own summer playlist/mix tape (us, more well seasoned folk know what this means) that can hopefully keep you sharp and focused while you're at work. We've even embedded the Spotify playlist at the bottom... 
When document review is on your mind it can be hard to be in happy state (even if you're with friends). What can make matters worse is the amount of documents people have to review is growing.
If you're looking for an additional laugh, you can always visit our entire catalog of E-Discovery Memes and Cartoons, and feel free to share the fun with friends and colleagues. Remember, E-Discovery is always better when you have a sense of humor. Cheers!