Philip Favro
June 23, 2020
Courts have required the preservation and production of relevant metadata for electronically stored information (ESI) now for over 15 years. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) have likewise mandated that parties produce relevant metadata since the 2006 eDiscovery amendments. The Sedona Principles have also provided related guidance during this time, emphasizing that relevant metadata should be produced to ensure ESI can be quickly searched and analyzed.
June 2, 2020
Ephemeral messaging offers organizations great potential for addressing information related challenges in the areas of data protection, privacy, and information governance. When properly implemented through a comprehensive use plan and enterprise-wide controls including training, audits, and policy enforcement, ephemeral messaging provides companies with an effective method for enhancing confidentiality while eliminating data that has no value for the enterprise.
May 4, 2020
Organizations are increasingly using workplace collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack. With the proliferation of these tools, litigants are now seeking relevant collaboration tool messages in discovery. Over the past year, several courts have issued orders addressing preservation and production obligations for relevant content from those tools. The cases are instructive on how organizations should structure the use and configuration of retention settings for those tools as part of their information governance strategy.
April 28, 2020
Discovery challenges in 2020 seem to be increasing rather than decreasing. Indeed, the proliferation of ephemeral messaging apps and workplace collaboration tools spotlight just a few of the complexities surrounding eDiscovery confronting organizations today.
Against this backdrop, it’s a relief to know there are experts in the field of eDiscovery who can help clients navigate these troubles. One of the leading in-house experts on these issues is Amy Sellars. Amy, who serves as the assistant general counsel and director of eDiscovery for Cardinal Health, is a seasoned eDiscovery practitioner who specializes in advising Fortune 500 companies on eDiscovery and related legal issues.