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Facebook and E-Discovery: A Great Source of Legal Evidence

Attorney Aaron Hall — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:36:19 +0000

As people are increasingly using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and others, the evidence that people post on those sites becomes more important in lawsuits. This video explains the importance of these issues and the basic considerations with obtaining electronic discovery of evidence on social networking sites.

E-Discovery Made Simple – Electronic Discovery 101

Attorney Aaron Hall — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:36:00 +0000

If you are new to the concept of electronic discovery, here is a great video that illustrates what e-discovery is and why business owners, employees, and attorneys should care.

E-Discovery 101: What is Electronic Discovery?

Attorney Aaron Hall — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:39:31 +0000

Are you new to e-discovery? Wondering what all the fuss is about? Are you wondering why electronic discovery has become such a big deal in the legal profession? In the video below, Ralph Losey does a great job of articulating what electronic discovery is and why it has become so important.

In short, as the world increasingly uses computers for communications and tracking information, evidence in lawsuits is increasingly found on computers and other electronic media. Now consider how each document might have multiple versions, each email includes a copy of the message it replies to, how quickly documents and emails can be created, and how quickly the amount of information can be duplicated as its sent back-and-forth or copied to new locations.

Parties in litigation can’t afford to pay their attorneys to analyze the equivalent of 100,000 pages on a computer, and attorneys are required to scan documents for privileged or relevant information during the litigation discovery process. So when a party in a lawsuit tells the attorney it can’t afford to pay $80,000 in legal fees just to analyze all the documents and emails stored on a computer system, what should the lawyer do? This is the question that courts and attorneys are wrestling with, as they have been adopting new rules and procedures to handle these new challenges.

Future E-Discovery Trends in 2010

Attorney Aaron Hall — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:37:12 +0000

In this video, Aaron Cronan of Fios discusses the trends in eDiscovery. One trend includes controlling costs by using search/filtering to reduce the amount of data to review. Other trends include Software as a Service (SaaS), data collection, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 (g), and sanctions.

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E-Discovery of Online Data

Attorney Aaron Hall — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:34:11 +0000

Allison Brecher, Senior Litigation Counsel & E-Discovery Coordinator at Marsh & McLennan, discusses e-discovery preservation of data that exists online, including Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Gmail, Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS), and general social networking online.

Ms. Brecher also discusses e-discovery in the context of employment law, legal holds, document preservation, and reasonably accessible data.

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E-Discovery Tips for Corporate Counsel

Attorney Aaron Hall — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:31:37 +0000

In this video, Allison Brecher, Senior Litigation Counsel & E-Discovery Coordinator at Marsh & McLennan, discusses eDiscovery best practice tips for corporate counsel, an eDiscovery “Wish List”, legal hold notices, employee interviews, Rule 34, document preservation and storage.

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E-Discovery Software Tools

Attorney Aaron Hall — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:26 +0000

In part two of this interview, e-discovery attorney Gabe Acevedo talks about the e-discovery software tools that he uses and recommends.

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Future of E-Discovery Video

Attorney Aaron Hall — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:30:26 +0000

In this video, E-discovery attorney, Gabe Acevedo, explains what he expects to see in the future of e-discovery.

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Deleted Files are Not Gone – Video

Attorney Aaron Hall — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:46:35 +0000

This video explains why deleted files are not necessarily gone. This is especially important in e-discovery.

What happens when I delete a file?

Steve Burgess explains what’s left over when a file is deleted, and what happens when it is created?

Deleted data is becoming a bigger issue, especially in cases where one party is attempting to destroy evidence. For example, a number of white collar criminal cases have involved executives attempting to destroy data. Sometimes the email destruction is attempted by simply deleting the file, sometimes hard drives are reformatted, and sometimes special software tools are used to delete and overwrite the incriminating data.

In this video, Steve Burgess explains the basics of deleting data, and why a file that is deleted is not necessarily gone.

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Steve Burgess is a computer forensics expert. He can be reached at Burgess Forensics.

Computer Forensics Explained – Video

Attorney Aaron Hall — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:35:52 +0000

Computer forensics is an integral part of e-discovery. But what is computer forensics? And how can it help you?

This video explains the basics of computer forensics and provides answers to questions like

What is the science of computer forensics?
When is computer forensics needed in litigation?
What should a computer forensics engineer/expert do for attorneys?
How can a computer forensic report be useful in litigation?
What are some examples of computer forensics influencing a case?
What should corporation’s do to prepare for litigation e-discovery?

Video: Computer Forensics 101

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