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Tech Can't Solve Everything: Citizenship Security Restrictions Bring Document Review Risks

While legal technology can help segment data access, some warn significant discussions are needed before reviewers are blocked from projects because of their citizenship.
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New York Law Journal

Federal Prosecutors Urge Court to Reject Ghislaine Maxwell's Request to Publicly Identify Epstein Accusers

Maxwell had sought an order that would allow her to publicly identify any women who had spoken about their encounters with her longtime confidant Jeffrey Epstein in the media or in civil litigation. Prosecutors said her demand was "unnecessary and inappropriate" and threatened the "dignity and privacy" of Epstein's accusers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Adds a New Factor to Consider for Equitable Distribution: Domestic Violence

Exploring the impact the recent amendment to the Domestic Relations Law §236, which now includes domestic violence as a factor to consider when determining equitable distribution, will have on future matrimonial litigation as well as existing case law.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery Vendors' Advantage: Firms Are Still Struggling to Compete on Pricing

Ari Kaplan, who conducted the E-Discovery Unfiltered: A Survey of Current Trends and Candid Perspectives report, discusses the current pricing dynamics of the e-discovery market, and how law firms can still be competitive.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Federal Judge Denies Request to Share Documents With Huawei CFO in Canada

Attorneys from Sidley Austin and Jenner & Block are defending Huawei from allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions against Iran and conspired to steal trade secrets, and they asked Donnelly for authorization to discuss discovery material on a limited basis with Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Discovery Relief: Another Attempt at Using the Pandemic to Improve Litigation

To move things along in a virtual manner, i.e., without persons having to come into physical contact with others, on May 5, the court "issued a notice to the bar … establishing a protocol for discovery motions filed before May 5, and on May 27, extended the protocol through July 6." Just prior to July 6, the court issued the protocol, discussed below, which applies from July 6 through Sept. 7.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Attorneys' Eyes Only'—You Can't be Serious

Confidentiality agreements have become a ubiquitous feature of commercial litigation. This is due, in part, to the expansion of e-discovery and the exchange of ever-increasing numbers of documents.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Access to Records of Psychiatric Care in the Defense of Medical Malpractice Cases

In his column on Medical Malpractice Defense, John L.A. Lyddane discusses access to the records of a patient's psychiatric treatment.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tech May Be Global, But Laws Are Still Local: Limits in International Arbitration

In this technology column on Intellectual Property, Stephen M. Kramarsky discusses how the Second Circuit has clarified discovery limits in international arbitration.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

Gender Discrimination Litigation Pries a Crack in Jones Day's Compensation Black Box

Let's call it the "Discovery Order Heard Around the Big Law World."
4 minute read

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