Leonard Deutchman

March 15, 2010 | Legaltech News

Attorney Leonard Deutchman looks at litigation regarding the alleged theft of confidential information from the Mintel Interntational Group and finds that "loss" under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act does not include the costs to assess whether a computer was "damaged" under the act.

By Leonard Deutchman

10 minute read

November 09, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Of course, almost every action the prosecution takes in the courtroom has direct or indirect constitutional implications, but for me the most interesting intersection between the Constitution, litigation and daily life was search and seizure. Everything the police did had constitutional implications, and was reviewed over and again, like an "instant" replay with an infinite number of cameras and endless television timeouts while the ref made his or her decision.

By Leonard Deutchman

13 minute read

April 14, 2009 | Law.com

Early case assessment, a process through which reviewers try to define the universe of potentially responsive electronically stored information as quickly and cheaply as possible, is either the "next big thing" or the "present big thing" in e-discovery, says attorney Leonard Deutchman.

By Leonard Deutchman

13 minute read

March 09, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Mintel International Group v. Neergheen, Civ. 08-c3939 (N.D.Ill. January 12, 2010) ("Mintel V"), the trial court issued what should be the final opinion in this ongoing litigation involving a departing, high-level employee.

By Leonard Deutchman

10 minute read

March 16, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

In last week's column, I reviewed Mintel International Group Ltd. v. Neergheen, No. 08-CV-3939 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 3, 2009), where Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez rejected a plaintiff's efforts to secure a court order that would allow it to search the computers

By Leonard Deutchman

10 minute read

March 08, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the recent 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision United States v. Stabile, the court upheld a defendant's convictions for receipt and possession of child pornography and bank fraud by applying the "plain view" doctrine of, or exception to, the Fourth Amendment.

By Leonard Deutchman

14 minute read

September 10, 2008 | Legaltech News

An important lesson to be drawn from Victor Stanley is that the producing party failed because it gave no justification for its search methodology. Counsel using a search strategy verified by testing will produce defensible results that will stand up to challenge.

By Leonard Deutchman

11 minute read

September 16, 2010 | Law.com

According to Leonard Deutchman, Pension Committee and Medcorp are two extreme examples of a phenomenon that e-discovery observers will acknowledge if pressed to be honest and candid: The plaintiffs bar knows far, far less about e-discovery than does the defense bar.

By Leonard Deutchman

13 minute read

April 12, 2007 | Law.com

Examining the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for electronic data discovery, Leonard Deutchman analyzes how effectively the new revisions guard against inadvertent disclosure of privileged materials, and how well they define "undue burden or cost."

By Leonard Deutchman

11 minute read

August 13, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

A copyright infringement matter decided earlier this year contains object lessons not only for lawyers seeking access to electronically-stored information, but courts concerned about the preservation of evidence.

By Leonard Deutchman

8 minute read