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The Sedona Conference® Issues "International Principles on Discovery, Disclosure & Data Protection"

January 11, 2012 00:36

In December, the Sedona Conference® made available its latest publication, International Principles on Discovery, Disclosure & Data Protection: Best Practices, Recommendations & Principles for Addressing the Preservation & Discovery of Protected Data in U.S. Litigation (Public...

Scientific Evidence Manual

Mary Whisner
October 01, 2011 23:35

DNA identification, economic estimates of damages, psychiatric evidence of competence to stand trial, engineers' testimony about product defects—there's a lot of scientific testimony in today's courtrooms. How can judges—who are not statisticians, geneticists, economists, epidemiologists,...

Updated List: Local Rules, Forms and Guidelines of United States District Courts Addressing E-Discovery Issues

October 01, 2011 18:36

At least 41 United States District Courts now require compliance with special local rules, forms or guidelines addressing the discovery of electronically stored information.  In some districts where there are no local rules or court-mandated forms, individual judges...

Current Listing of States That Have Enacted E-Discovery Rules

October 01, 2011 16:37

More and more states are adopting statutes and court rules addressing the discovery of electronically stored information.  Here is a current list with links to the relevant provisions. Alabama Rule 16 Pre-trial conferences; scheduling; management. Rule  26 General provisions...

Enviromental groups file Pelly Amendment petition to pressure Canada on oilsands

Mike Styczen
September 28, 2011 21:19

 U.S. and Canada-based environmental groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under the Pelly Amendment, a statute that allows the U.S. President to impose trade restrictions against countries that engage in trade which diminishes the effectiveness of an...