The Federal District Court for the District of Delaware on December 8, 2011 promulgated new default rules regarding e-discovery, including access to source code. Law Technology News summarizes the new rules (and their predecessors) here. The new default rules are generally geared to alleviate the burden of production:
Thoughts on the application of machine-learning to the legal context.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Model order for e-discovery in patent cases: podcast
The Federal Circuit Advisory Council recently drafted and adopted a model order governing e-discovery. According to the announcement at the Federal Circuit, the "Model Order is offered to aid trial courts in the exercise of their discretion in crafting orders tailored to the facts and circumstances of each case. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has not approved the specific language of the posted Model Order." Chief Judge Randall Rader announced the model order during a speech in Texas on September 27 of this year.
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