Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Advance.
In legal tech last week, preparations for high season are underway in earnest, and our Trusted Partner, ComplexDiscovery OÜ, released its second half of 2025 update of Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Buyer’s Guide. Look for our EDRM Trusted Partners in the Guide and consider offering your input into the semi-annual pricing survey.
Join us for two upcoming webinars from our long-standing Trusted Partners: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for July 2025, presented by eDiscovery Today on August 5 at 1PM Eastern, and Chat Data: The Ugly Discovery Data Source, presented by Exterro on August 13 at 1PM Eastern.
Mary and Kaylee, EDRM.
Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net and join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its fifth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- 7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal and Monetary Sanctions Against Both Attorney and Client
- When AI Policies Fail: The AI Sanctions in Johnson v. Dunn and What They Mean for the Profession
- Epiphanies or Illusions? Testing AI’s Ability to Find Real Knowledge Patterns – Part One
- Court’s Use of a Special Master to Assist EEOC in Obtaining Discovery from Defendant
- Local Rule Prohibiting Definitions in Interrogatories Without Leave of Court
- Adobe’s Legally Grounded AI Model Offers a Blueprint for Responsible Innovation
- Document Correlation Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 34(b)(2)(E)
- Five Lessons for eDiscovery from Home Improvement Projects
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 5 August 2025: 1PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for July 2025
- 13 August 2025: 1PM ET – Chat Data: The Ugly Discovery Data Source
- 19 August 2025: 1PM ET – Revisiting Hyperlinked Files: What’s changed, What’s new, and What’s Still a Hot Mess
- 20 August 2025: 12PM ET – Building eDiscovery Expertise: Where Education Begins—and Never Ends
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Ralph Losey wrote on the ability of LLMs to discern patterns, real or imagined. Federal judges detailed threats and doxxing and asked for calmer rhetoric. ChatGPT prompts were indexed and made public in Google search. An LLM was able to recreate the Equifax data breach without human guidance or assistance. Thank you to the newly returned ad refreshed Doug Austin of our EDRM Trusted Partner eDiscovery Today for his Kitchen Sink coverage of EDRM award-winning author Michael Berman on a special master appointed in an EEOC matter, Rob Robinson on an escalation in cyber warfare, a new Aaron Patton/Gates Dogfish meme, and the Hon. Judge Ralph Artigliere (ret.) on the AI era’s judicial Qualcomm-like clarion call for competence. The case, Johnson v. Dunn, is covered here.
- International eDiscovery Trends: Hoover Hull’s Helen Geib looked at parallels between eDiscovery and home improvement projects. Tesla lost its autopilot trial in part due to vehicle forensic electronic evidence. Google Cloud’s Amin Vahdat explained the changes in hardware and interconnect needed in the AI era. There is still a chance to include your input in ComplexDiscovery OÜ’s semi-annual pricing survey. EDRM encourages our community to respond as we incorporate AI into our products, services, and practices. ComplexDiscovery also released its second half of 2025 update of Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Buyer’s Guide. The Guide now boasts 164 supplier listings and 67 software entries and includes the latest Pricing, Market Size Mashup, and Business Confidence Surveys.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: The US is seeking to get more food into Gaza. Canada, France, and the UK advocated for a Palestinian state. Ukraine uncovered corruption in drone procurement. Iran’s leadership warned of an imminent water crisis. New York, New Jersey, and the East Coast of the US experienced flood stage weather. An 8.8 earthquake originating off the coast of Russia prompted coastal communities across the ocean to seek higher ground. South Korea began to remove its loudspeakers blasting propaganda and K-pop on the North Korean border. The US Corporation for Public Broadcasting will wind down operations after losing federal funding. The Grand Canyon fire has become a megafire, burning over 100,000 acres.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Recent guests include Jeff Fleming, Young Yu, Bruce Holbert, Dorothe Schuch, Erica Zolner, and Aaron Pribil.
Recent Echoes of AI Podcasts:
- Episode 35 | Epiphanies or Illusions? Testing AI’s Ability to Find Real Knowledge Patterns – Part One
- Episode 34 | Navigating AI’s Twin Perils: The Rise of the Risk-Mitigation Officer
- Episode 33 | Panel of Experts for Everyone About Anything – Part Three
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM encourages participation in ComplexDiscovery OÜ’s Summer 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Survey.
Weekly Community Support Call: Join us every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern on Zoom for support and camaraderie. Email info@edrm.net for an invitation to our 286th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
All are welcome,
Mary, Kaylee, and Holley
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
