Discovery Resources

by Conrad J. Jacoby, Esq.

e-Discovery is not a natural disaster, but in some ways, it has more than a little bit in common with some of the flooding we recently experienced in the American Midwest. Floods are deceptive in appearance. From a distance, floodwaters’ calm surface looks uneventful and even serene. It’s only when you continue…

Interview with Mary Mack, Esq., Corporate Technology Counsel at Fios, Inc.

1. What was the dispute between Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 127 S. Ct. 1955 about?

William Twombly sued Bell Atlantic for violating Section One of the Sherman Antitrust Act, found in 15 U.S.C. § 1. The class action complaint was made by Twombly on behalf continue…

By Conrad J. Jacoby, Esq.

Miscommunication is a constant problem within the field of electronic discovery. Legal practitioners, e-discovery service bureaus and corporate IT staff each have distinct and long-standing professional vocabularies that use different terms to describe similar information repositories and data management procedures.

This month’s featured expert:

Joel Bennett, Esq.
Member, Dykema Gossett, PLLC

Background:

Joel Bennett is a member of Dykema Gossett, PLLC, practicing in the firm’s Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on litigation matters. He has substantial experience as lead counsel in jury trials involving antitrust law, intellectual property, sham exceptions to the Noerr-Pennington defense, antitrust/intellectual property continue…

By Dennis Kennedy, Evan Schaeffer and Tom Mighell

Dennis Kennedy (DK): We’ve been resisting the urge to write about the December 1, 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because it seems as if hundreds of others have written on that topic. However, all the attention seems to have limited effect. We’re already hearing analogies between continue…

This month’s featured expert:

Michael Nelson
Chairman, Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst

Background:

Michael R. Nelson is Chairman of NLdH. Nelson concentrates his law practice on complex insurance matters, insurance class actions, insurance regulatory matters, reinsurance, and bad faith/extra-contractual claims. He analyzes insurance coverages and defends claims in matters involving complex coverages, such as construction defects, environmental matters, continue…

By Dennis Kennedy, Evan Schaeffer and Tom Mighell

Dennis Kennedy (DK): Our co-author Tom Mighell is prepping for a big case. So Evan and I decided to give him a break for this column and return to the issue of metadata and talk about some of the recent developments each of us has blogged about recently. Metadata continue…

This month’s featured expert:

David Burg, Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Background:

David Burg is a director in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Advisory Services Dispute analysis & investigations practice, specializing in forensic technology solutions. He has assisted clients in consulting capacities involving the deployment of information technology solutions and their use. Burg has assisted corporate clients and law firms in matters involving forensic continue…

This month’s featured expert:

Chad Michaelson, Esq.
Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP

Background:

Chad I. Michaelson is an associate at Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP and a member of the firm’s Business Litigation, Tort Litigation and Construction Law Groups. Michaelson’s practice is focused on commercial and construction litigation. He has litigated many different types of contract disputes continue…

This month’s featured expert:

Martha K. Gooding, Esq.
Partner, Commercial Trial & Global Litigation | Howrey LLP

Background:

Martha K. Gooding’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. She has more than 20 years experience representing clients in significant matters, including trade secret and unfair competition actions, state and federal securities claims, government and self-regulatory investigations, consumer and securities continue…