Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Exploits
In legal tech last week, we were rocked by a one‑click Adobe Reader zero‑day triggered by simply opening a malicious PDF, Anthropic’s self‑disclosed cybersecurity risks from its new Claude Mythos model, at least one reported attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home, and, in the first quarter of 2026 alone, courts imposing at least $145,000 in sanctions for AI‑generated hallucinations in legal filings.
We hope to see you at two future-forward webinars from our Trusted Partners:
Mary Mack, CEO and Chief Legal Technologist, EDRM.
– This Thursday, April 16 at 1 PM ET – Deposition Masterclass: 5 Key Strategies for Testimony that Wins Cases
– Next Wednesday, April 22 at 12 PM ET – [HaystackID® Webcast] When Seeing Isn’t Believing: Deepfakes, Digital Evidence, and Proving Authenticity in the Age of AI
Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net to join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its seventh year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- Categorical Privilege Logs Are Not Disfavored
- The prequel to the EDRM: Understanding information governance and ediscovery
- Do You Have a Training Gap or Blind Spots in Your Training?
- “Hallucinations” by West’s CoCounsel?
- The AI Sanction Wave: $145K in Q1 Penalties Signals Courts Have Lost Patience with GenAI Filing Failures
- HaystackID Named Finalist for Intelligent Insurer’s Cyber Insurance Awards USA 2026 in Two Categories
- Hallucination or Old-Fashioned Error? It Doesn’t Matter
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 14 April 2026, 1 PM ET – Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April 2026
- 16 April 2026, 1 PM ET – Deposition Masterclass: 5 Key Strategies for Testimony that Wins Cases
- 22 April 2026, 12 PM ET – [HaystackID® Webcast] When Seeing Isn’t Believing: Deepfakes, Digital Evidence, and Proving Authenticity in the Age of AI
- 29 April 2026, 11 AM ET – [EDRM Workshop] Discovery at a Crossroads: Global Perspectives on Emerging Challenges
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Don’t blindly expect year-one ROI from AI deployments, as Trusted Partner ComplexDiscovery analyzed. The US Justice Department announced the first guilty plea for violating the Take It Down Act. Mike Berman wrote on sanctions for hallucinations (West’s Co-Counsel), with ComplexDiscovery tallying at least $145,000 in Q1 2026 penalties. Anthropic is targeting legal (and Co-Pilot users) with a Claude for Word add-in, reported Artificial Lawyer. Ars Technica reported that the US Supreme Court further insulated internet service providers from contributory copyright claims, Engadget said Meta is building an AI clone of its CEO to interact with staff, and The Law Society Gazette outlined new rules of engagement in legal marketing.
- International eDiscovery Trends: Mike Berman suggested changes to Maryland’s rule on computer‑generated evidence, while also analyzing a new case that explicitly supports categorical privilege logs. Amanda Fong of EDRM Trusted Partner Nextpoint unpacked the “Prequel to the EDRM,” explaining information governance and its relationship to eDiscovery. EDRM Trusted Partner Merlin Search Technologies announced a new partnership with TransPerfect. Malwarebytes recommended mitigations for a one‑click Adobe Reader zero‑day triggered by simply opening a malicious PDF, and TechCrunch reported on a nascent, in‑orbit data center. To address the subjective side of technology evaluation, ComplexDiscovery published a framework for vendor comparison.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Fox News reported that the US has imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. The Irish Times noted that major roads have cleared after fuel protests, while NBC reported that Viktor Orbán conceded the Hungarian election. ABC covered a second attack on the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, with no injuries reported. AP wrote that both sides in the Russia‑Ukraine war accused the other of breaking an Orthodox Easter ceasefire, and Vatican News reported that the Pope has departed for a trip to Africa. Politico noted that China has resumed some ties with Taiwan after a visit by Taiwan’s opposition leader. Following Anthropic’s defensive‑security rollout of its latest frontier model, Mythos, the company also announced Project Glasswing, a cross‑industry consortium to help secure the world’s critical software infrastructure.
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more.
Illumination Zone Podcasts:
- Recent guests include Jon Robins; Michael Cammack and Stephanie Wienke; Greg Moreman; Cash Butler and Marc Mandel; and Timothy Conlon.
EDRM Announcements:
- ComplexDiscovery OÜ and EDRM released a complete analysis of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey, the fifteenth edition of the semi-annual Pricing Pulse research series.
- EDRM has been named the #1 firm in eDiscovery in JD Supra’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year. We are grateful to JD Supra and to our global community for your continued support.
- EDRM released an open call for contributors for key projects, including the ESI Protocol Project, the Discovery Workflows Project, the AI-Ethics and Bias Project, and the Testimony Evidence Reference Model (TERM) Project. If you are interested in collaborating and contributing, please email us at info@edrm.net.
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All are welcome,
Mary and Holley
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM’s GAI and LLM Policy.
