In the recent case of State v.Huggett, failure to preserve voicemail data resulted in the dismissal of a second degree murder charge. On this edition of The ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Circuit Court Judge James Babbitt from Barron County, Wisconsin who authored the original opinion in the case and Jason Paroff, Senior Director of Computer Forensics for Kroll Ontrack, to discuss the duty to preserve electronic data  and exculpatory evidence such as text messages, voicemail and social media. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent Kelly Kubacki explores the recent decision of Crispin v. Audigier, Inc. regarding the discoverability of information contained on social networking sites.

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In this edition of The ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Mark Coulson, Principal with Miles & Stockbridge P.C. and Gina Day, Client Relationship Manager for Kroll Ontrack, to discuss how corporations can utilize early case assessment to significantly reduce costs, while improving the quality and defensibility of the electronic discovery process. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent Kelly Kubacki explores Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. Felman Production, Inc.

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In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Todd Ruback, Of Counsel with DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis & Lehrer, P.C and Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director for Kroll Ontrack’s Secure Information Services, to discuss the benefits and burdens associated with cloud computing. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent Kelly Kubacki explores the recent updates issued in Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp. and Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc.

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In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Donald Ramsay, Of Counsel with Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP and Rhea Frederick, Senior Legal Consultant with Kroll Ontrack, to discuss how to successfully tackle document review projects in order to increase cost-effectiveness and strengthen defensibility. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent Kelly Kubacki will take a look at the discovery order issued in Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. v. Cammarata.

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Attorneys, litigation support professionals and IT teams have to keep up-to-date with trends and changes in the discovery realm to effectively and efficiently manage ESI for their clients and organizations. Listen to this special report and hear about Electronic Evidence and Discovery: What Every Lawyer Should Know Now co-authored by Attorneys Michele Lange and Kristin Nimsger from Kroll Ontrack. The book, on the American Bar Association’s best seller list,  is everything law firms and corporate practitioners need to know for a successful discovery effort. Rick Anderson moderates the discussion with Michele Lange and Patrick Oot.  Click here to order the second edition of the book.

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The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution gives us protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. But what about a search of your email – is it afforded the same protection?   Co-hosts and attorneys J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Orin S. Kerr , Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School and Jason Paroff Esq.,  Director of Computer Forensics Operations with the ESI Consulting practice at Kroll Ontrack to look at the recent opinion handed down by U.S. District Judge Mosman with respect to the Fourth Amendment and email along with our experts’ look at what can be retrieved and used in court when it comes to email.

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In this special edition of The ESI Report live from LegalTech New York,  Joni Shogren, Staff Attorney at Kroll Ontrack and ESI Report special correspondent, will speak with the panel members from one of LegalTech’s educational programs titled, “Multilingual Madness: Globalization is Colliding with the Complexity of E-Discovery,” This program was one of the most popular at LegalTech this year, coming from the Kroll Ontrack sponsored Hot, Hot, Hot Topics in E-Discovery track.  During this discussion,  Joni seeks a global perspective on e-discovery and the issues it presents across the globe from the panel of experts, including:  Michelle Mahoney, Director for Applied Legal Technology at Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Australia, Mark Surguy, Senior Associate with Pinsent Masons LLP in the United Kingdom and Ken Nourse, the Managing Director for Legal Technologies for Kroll Ontrack in the Asia-Pacific region. You won’t want to miss this exciting show!

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Hospitals and healthcare facilities routinely collect sensitive patient information that if stolen could lead to damaging personal consequences. In this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, opens the Buzz with experts, Brian Lapidus, Chief Operating Officer in Kroll’s Fraud Solutions division and Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director for Technology Services at Kroll Ontrack, to discuss how health care facilities can strengthen their security to safeguard against data breaches. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division of Kroll Ontrack, joins Kroll Ontrack Staff Attorney, Aaron Hall, to discuss the defendant’s failure to preserve electronic data and resulting sanctions ordered in Keithley v. Homestore.com, Inc.

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In this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, jumpstarts the Buzz with Karen Andersen, a technical consultant in Kroll Ontrack’s ESI Consulting Group, as they discuss common IT issues facing in-house counsel. In the Bits & Bytes segment, Kelly Kubacki, Kroll Ontrack’s Legal Correspondent, takes a look at the discovery order issued in Diabetes Centers of America, Inc. v. Healthpia America, Inc. Want to know what goes on in a day in the life of a corporate electronic discovery counsel? On the Spotlight, Allison Brecher, senior litigation counsel and e-discovery coordinator, for Marsh & McLennan Companies, focuses on a corporation’s e-discovery legal team.

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Trying to tackle the complexities of managing electronically stored information and preparing for litigation? Join ESI Report host and Attorney Michele Lange with special guest, Jeff Joyce, VP of Ontrack Consulting for a Spotlight discussion of important ESI issues facing today’s corporations. You’ll also hear Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent Kelly Kubacki report on a recent discovery order issued in Williams v. Taser International. And don’t miss Tom Allman, Attorney and noted ESI expert, for an update on the state and uniform rules relating to e-discovery.

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