Which cases are the most notable eDiscovery case law rulings of 2024? Find out on the EDRM monthly case law webinar Thursday!

This Thursday, December 12th, EDRM will host the webcast 2024’s Most Notable eDiscovery Case Law Rulings (available here) at 1pm ET (noon CT, 10:00am PT). Which six cases will be the most notable eDiscovery case law rulings of 2024? Here are the nineteen* candidates:

• Terminating Sanctions for Deletion of Text Messages: Jones v. Riot Hosp. Grp. LLC, No. 22-16465 (9th Cir. March 5, 2024)
• Production of Private Social Media Messages: Doe v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, No. 1:23-cv-00542-SEB-MJD (S.D. Ind. Feb. 15, 2024)
• Rule 502(d) Order to Protect Against Waiver of Privilege: Lubrizol Corp. v. IBM Corp., No. 1:21-CV-00870-DAR (N.D. Ohio Feb. 18, 2024)
• Sanctions for Deletion of Text Messages: Armstrong v. Holmes, No. 3:22-cv-00375-ART-CSD (D. Nev. March 29, 2024)
• Sanctions for Failing to Preserve Video of Slip and Fall Incident: Nagy v. Outback Steakhouse, No. 19-18277(MAS)(DEA) (D.N.J. Feb. 21, 2024)
• Discovery of “Modern Attachments”: In re Uber Techs., Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litig., No. 23-md-03084-CRB (LJC) (N.D. Cal. April 23, 2024)
• Production of Hyperlinked Documents: In re StubHub Refund Litig., No. 20-md-02951-HSG (TSH) (N.D. Cal. May 20, 2024)
• Fabricated Video Evidence: Frazier v. Se. Ga. Health Sys., Inc., No. 2:21-CV-21 (S.D. Ga. March 1, 2024)
• The End of the DR Distribs Case: DR Distribs., LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc., No. 3:12-cv-50324 (N.D. Ill. June 5, 2024)
• Lack Of Cooperation Over Search Terms: Humanmade v. SFMade, No. 23-cv-02349-HSG (PHK) (N.D. Cal. July 10, 2024)
• Fake Case Citations to Support Discovery Objections: Iovino v. Michael Stapleton Assocs., Ltd., No. 5:21-cv-00064 (W.D. Va. July 24, 2024)
• Sanctions For Spoliation of Text Messages: Maziar v. City of Atlanta, No. 1:21-cv-02172-SDG (N.D. Ga. June 10, 2024)
• ESI Protocol Provisions on Privilege Clawback and TAR: Edgar v. Teva A Pharm. Indus., Ltd., No. 22-cv-2501-DDC-TJJ (D. Kan. Aug. 5, 2024)
• Responsibility for Data Privacy Protection Costs: U.S. v. Anthem, Inc., No. 20-CV-2593 (ALC) (KHP) (S.D.N.Y. June 12, 2024)
• Sanctions for Spoliation of Cell Phone ESI and Signal Messages: Pable v. Chicago Transit Auth., No. 19 CV 7868 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 7, 2024)
• Production of Generative AI Content: Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., No. 23-cv-03223-AMO (RMI) (N.D. Cal. June 24, 2024); Motion for Relief Granted: Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., No. 23-cv-03223-AMO (N.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2024).
• Self-Collection and Discovery on Discovery: EEOC v. Formel D USA, Inc., No. 23-11479 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 12, 2024)
• Inherent Authority Basis for Spoliation Sanctions: Gregory v. State, No. 22-35674 (9th Cir. Sept. 27, 2024)
• Topics in a 30(b)(6) Deposition: U.S. v. Novo Nordisk, Inc., No. CV23-5459 BHS (W.D. Wash. Oct. 17, 2024)

I will be participating once again with the usual cast of characters: Tom O’Connor (Director of the Gulf Legal Technology Center), Mary Mack (CEO and Chief Legal Technologist of EDRM) and Hon. Andrew Peck (Ret.), Senior Counsel at DLA Piper. Every case is notable after their great takes! 😉

As always, it promises to be an interesting, entertaining and educational discussion regarding some unique cases. Click here to register for the most notable eDiscovery case law rulings of 2024!

So, what do you think?  Are you interested in what our panel is going to say about cases like these?  If so, consider attending the webinar!  If not, check out cases covered on eDiscovery Today recently and you will be!  And please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

*Nineteen cases, twenty rulings – one case had two rulings.

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