On Feb. 27, 2018, twenty-three years to the day when he was first sworn in to the Southern District of New York, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck announced his retirement. During his decades on the bench and as a frequent speaker at industry events,
Some in the legal world are crowing with delight over the detailed Order Regarding Search Methodology for Electronically Stored Information issued by Special Master Maura R. Grossman and U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert in In Re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation. The 10-page order clearly
It was an eventful year, particularly in e-discovery. In August, we highlighted six notable cases from the first half of 2017. Of course, there were many more. As we close out 2017, here are two more cases involving court-issued sanctions over lack of preservation and
What a difference 10 years make. For the authors of “The Sedona Principles,” which is considered a “foundational guide for attorneys and judges confronting the novel challenges of e-discovery,” it was clear that is was high time to reassess and, if appropriate, revise the 14
Though retired as the highly-regarded Judge of the Southern District of New York, Shira A. Scheindlin continues to be sought after for her wealth of legal knowledge and perspective on emerging technologies and e-discovery — even on Reddit. Posters were recently treated to her presence
New year, new and old legal trends! From e-discovery and project management to AFAs and alternative delivery service models, we’ve compiled the top 10 legal trends that departments and firms should watch for and leverage to their advantage in 2017. E-Discovery Changes According to the
Earlier this year, we blogged that patent suits were in full bloom in November 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The rush occurred to beat the Dec. 1 date when the updated Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were to
In the past few years, how many patent cases has your company faced? Across the United States, that number has both risen and fallen within this time frame. According to an informative article in Today’s General Counsel, there are several developments to watch for this
It was a record-setting patent infringement lawsuit-filing month in November 2015. Of the 851 patent suits filed in federal courts, 467 were submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. According to legal research conducted by Lex Machina, per The Dallas
As of Dec. 1, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 55 and an abrogation of Rule 84 and the Appendix of Forms take effect. The “most significant amendments” are to the discovery rules, particularly
As Judge Paul S. Grewal stated in his order re: motion to compel in Venture Corporation LTD, et al., v. James P. Barrett, while many law professionals may not be familiar with the more obscure Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (ex: Stenographic Transcript as Evidence),