Recently by Brendan M. Schulman
Technology
Commercial Drones In The United States: The First Test Case
Editor: You are representing Raphael Pirker against the FAA in an important test case involving civilian drone use in the United States. What is the case about, and what kind of drone is involved? Schulman: This is the first-ever litigation in the United States involving the operation of...
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New York Courts Address Electronic Discovery Of Social Media Data
Litigants defending against personal injury and similar claims increasingly look to information stored on social media sites (“SMS”), which often memorializes the thoughts, feelings, and activities that are relevant to damages claimed by an injured party. Over the past year, New York...
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A New Avenue For E-Discovery Cost Recovery
E-discovery is often one of the largest expenses of litigation. In recent years, some prevailing parties in federal court have found a successful avenue for recovering those costs through a provision of the United States Code that provides for the reimbursement (known as “taxing”) of...
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E-Discovery Considerations In Class Action Lawsuits
Editor: Why should the scope of e-discovery be limited? Should it presumptively be limited to information available in the ordinary course of business? Schulman: E-discovery continues to be one of the most costly stages of any litigation. The very first rule in the Federal Rules – Rule 1...
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Federal Court Approves The Use Of “Predictive Coding” Technology-Assisted Document Review
2012 continues to deliver seminal decisions from New York courts on issues of first impression relating to electronic discovery. The latest landmark decision is from Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, _ F. Supp. 2d _, No. 11-civ-...
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