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August 11, 2024 | Legaltech News

The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released ABA Formal Opinion 512: Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools on July 29. Here's a roadmap of how we got here, and a reference guide to where we are with select case law and legal ethics rules in the era of GenAI.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

16 minute read

March 26, 2024 | Legaltech News

Disbarred over e-discovery violations? Yes. David-Vega is important because the case illustrates the very serious consequences of serious discovery abuse.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

5 minute read

March 28, 2023 | Legaltech News

The Honorable David J. Waxse, a titan of e-discovery jursiprudence, passed away earlier this month.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

8 minute read

August 18, 2022 | Legaltech News

When your iPhone becomes an appealing target for opposing parties in civil litigation—where constitutional protections are not as robust—how do the law and technology of texts play a role?

By David Horrigan, Relativity

12 minute read

June 23, 2022 | Legaltech News

Recent bankruptcy proceedings landed software provider Upsolve in hot water in Maryland, showing just how far today's software is allowed to go before it infringes upon unauthorized practice of law issues.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

9 minute read

February 08, 2022 | Legaltech News

An examination of relevant case law and Congressional action reveals that—although courts have embraced the new virtual world—there have been hesitations and hijinks along the way.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

8 minute read

January 13, 2022 | Legaltech News

A California state appellate court's January 7 decision in Lozano v. City of Los Angeles may have a somewhat unusual fact pattern, but the case raises interesting issues of data privacy law and how California—a state friendly to data privacy protections—defines "intentional eavesdropping," especially when it comes to digital video systems used by police.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

9 minute read

October 04, 2021 | Legaltech News

In an era where it seems tougher to get the "nuclear option" of having a party thrown out of court for discovery violations, Heslin v. Jones serves as a cautionary tale that discovery abuse can get you into a world of hurt.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

6 minute read

September 07, 2021 | Legaltech News

Do the coastal dwellers get to control the time zone for discovery deadlines? Here's what recent case law, as well as one retired federal judge, have to say.

By David Horrigan, Relativity

7 minute read

April 28, 2021 | Legaltech News

Can public schools regulate speech that would materially and substantially disrupt the work and discipline of the school if student speech that occurs off campus—in this case, online?

By David Horrigan, Relativity

7 minute read