A Maryland appellate court reversed a robbery conviction after prosecutors failed to timely disclose their use of facial recognition technology, an AI tool central to the investigation. The court found the late and incomplete disclosure left the defendant unable to challenge the technology’s reliability, resulting in significant prejudice.
This week’s EDRM community update features recent blog posts, upcoming webinars, notable podcasts, and key announcements. Stay engaged with the EDRM community for the latest insights and support.
HaystackID has unveiled the ReviewRight Mobile App, a secure platform for legal and cybersecurity professionals to manage availability, credentials, and live project opportunities from iOS and Android devices, enhancing remote review precision and speed for clients.
Phased discovery, though underused, can be a powerful tool for achieving proportionality in litigation. Recent cases show how courts structure phased approaches to limit costs, avoid unnecessary disputes, and focus on threshold issues before broader discovery begins.
The moment of truth had arrived. Were ChatGPT’s insights genuine epiphanies, valuable new connections across knowledge domains with real practical and theoretical implications, or were they merely convincing illusions? Had the AI genuinely expanded human understanding, or had it merely produced patterns that seemed insightful but were ultimately empty? Ralph Losey, award winning blogger, attorney and AI Expert, shares the differences in pattern recognition and the creation of new knowledge of current LLMs, noting the differences. His Echoes of AI podcast is at the conclusion of the post.
Attorney, award-winning blogger, and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post titled "Epiphanies or Illusions? Testing AI's Ability to Find Real Knowledge Patterns – Part Two."
In Jimenez v. Hyatt Corp., the court imposed sanctions based on its inherent power after a privilege log revealed that the Plaintiff anticipated litigation earlier than claimed, triggering a duty to preserve ESI.
At CTRL ALT Defend, experts from HaystackID, CyberCX, the FBI, and more addressed how digital forensics, threat response, and legal strategy must evolve to outpace today’s cyber threats, from BEC to cloud-based espionage.
With record readership and new editorial themes on cost transparency and legal tech priorities, the 2H 2025 eDisclosure Buyers Guide from Andrew Haslam remains an essential compass for eDiscovery professionals.
A federal court applied subject matter waiver to expert communications in Fresh Air for the Eastside v. Waste Mgmt., requiring disclosure of documents under Fed.R.Evid. 502(a).
EDRM welcomes K L McKinney to its Trusted Partner Network, highlighting the firm’s leadership in legal talent, AI assurance, and consulting.
When can opposing counsel be deposed? A new decision in Safo v. Singh lays out a four-part test and affirms the flexible, fact-intensive standard set by the Second Circuit.