Leonard Deutchman

April 25, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Consumers in the legal world are more and more discussing one of the biggest issues pertaining to their involvement with computer usage: electronic discovery. Should AI be used in e-discovery review? Should firms bring e-discovery in-house and no longer rely upon e-discovery vendors? In this month's article, we will analyze how to try to answer those questions.

By Leonard Deutchman

11 minute read

March 28, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The differences between digital and paper records and data may make application of the rules difficult, if not impossible.

By Leonard Deutchman

10 minute read

January 31, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Document review is, of course, a crucial phase in the production of discovery. Prior to the ascendance of computers, the documents involved would, typically, be contracts, letters, reports and other such documents, typed or handwritten and kept by the client in a file regarding the matter.

By Leonard Deutchman

9 minute read

January 03, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

In this column, we will complete our discussion of "Dittman" and address the pros and cons of using common law reasoning when addressing issues pertaining to digital devices and procedures.

By Leonard Deutchman

13 minute read

December 27, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The integration of IT into all aspects of business and personal culture has created legal issues that are being addressed inconsistently or not at all.

By Leonard Deutchman

11 minute read

November 29, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

As we look to 2019, the question of what changes will take place in the world of e-discovery over the next year will certainly entice answers from the many legal minds who work with e-discovery. Those answers, however, are not so obvious.

By Leonard Deutchman

11 minute read

November 01, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Fox v. Smith, No. 1438, February term 2018 (C.P. Philadelphia, Aug. 30), Judge Arnold L. New held that, under current caselaw, a cause of action for defamation, false light and conspiracy could have proper venue in Philadelphia County because: the plaintiff, a Democrat, was running for mayor in Chester Heights, Delaware County, in the November 2017 election.

By Leonard Deutchman

7 minute read

October 25, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The court is to be lauded both in its criticism of existing precedent and in its recognition of its role in inviting the appellate courts to rewrite that precedent rather than doing so itself. In the first part of this column, I shall discuss why the court is right on both counts.

By Leonard Deutchman

8 minute read

September 27, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I have been writing this monthly column for well over a decade now, and each month I have provided what I believe to be answers to questions brought into the legal realm by the ascendance of digital media and communications.

By Leonard Deutchman

9 minute read

September 06, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The court's explanation as to why the evidence was inadmissible—because the commonwealth had failed to establish its authenticity—involves some technical discussion, but the great majority of the court's opinion is not particularly technical, another indication that the courts and the bar are catching up to the changes brought on by the digital revolution.

By Leonard Deutchman

12 minute read