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Some Legal Ethics Quandaries on Use of AI, the Duty of Competence, and AI Practice as a Legal Specialty
This blog considers some of the ethical issues of competence that arise when a lawyer or law firm uses generative AI to assist in rendering services. Prior to the advent of artificial intelligence, the legal...
4 Things You Never Wanted to Hear + 8 Lessons & a Dispute Over Revealing Recipients of Litigation Hold Notices, All in One Case
According to the ruling in the Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation case, specific ESI protocols are crucial to ensure that electronically stored information is handled correctly. The court also determined that the...
EDRM Announces GenAI Judicial Orders Repository
The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to release its repository of judicial orders concerning the use of AI curated by EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias Project. The EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias group first evaluated professional responsibility considerations...
Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 30 April 2024
The Weekly Letter to the EDRM Global Community for 30 April 2024 covers eDiscovery, AI, security, privacy and legal tech developments around the globe. Access the timely content from our faculty, sponsors, contributors and Trusted...
ESI Protocol Dispute – “Modern Attachments” and the “Humpty Dumpty Issue”
In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc., Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, 2024 WL 1772832 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 23, 2024), resolved a dispute over so-called “modern attachments” based on impressive and comprehensive technical presentations by sophisticated experts. Michael Berman...
Report on the First Scientific Experiment to Test the Impact of Generative AI on Complex, Knowledge-Intensive Work
In a groundbreaking study involving almost 250 consultants from Boston Consulting Group, conducted by Harvard, Wharton, Warwick, MIT, and BCG, revealed significant enhancements in task quality and productivity through AI integration. The experiment, detailed in...
Girding for the E-Savvy Opponent (Revisited)
[EDRM Editor’s Note: The opinions and positions are those of Craig Ball. This article is republished with permission and was first published on April 26, 2024.] A friend shared that she was seeing the Carole King musical,...
From the NYC World Trade Center Unit to Data Discovery: Bryan Bellack Continues HaystackID’s Commitment to Forging Legal’s New Frontier
[EDRM Editor’s Note: EDRM is happy to amplify our Trusted Partners news and events.] HaystackID Editor’s Note: This article explores Bryan Bellack’s career journey, including his joining the New York City Law Department’s World Trade Center Unit to defend...
There is Difference Between a Discovery-Based Daubert Exclusionary Ruling and a Discovery Sanction
In the recent case of Asokere v. Waldrop, the Appeals Court closely examined the effects of changing sworn expert testimony between deposition and Daubert hearings. This examination revealed essential differences between Daubert exclusionary rulings and...
Weekly Letter to Our EDRM Global Community – 23 April 2024
The Weekly Letter to the EDRM Global Community for 23 April 2024 covers eDiscovery, AI, security, privacy and legal tech developments around the globe. Access the timely content from our faculty, sponsors, contributors and Trusted...
Accurate and Complete Discovery Responses Can Be Strategically Advantageous
Explore the case of Management and Construction Services, LLC v. Sayers Construction, LLC. It highlights the importance of accurate and complete discovery responses in litigation. The court’s perspective shows that such precision in discovery can...
From Centaurs To Cyborgs: Our evolving relationship with generative AI
Centaurs are mythological creatures with a human’s upper body, and a horse’s lower body. They symbolize a union of human intellect and animal strength. In AI technology, Centaurs refers to a type of hybrid usage...