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Getting Beyond Spreadsheets: Handling Structured Data Productions

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Courts are increasingly rejecting the argument that structured data falls outside traditional discovery obligations. Reviewing key 2025 cases, Phil Favro shows how judges expect parties to produce relevant database ESI, address usability and format, and balance those duties against undue burden. The result is a clearer roadmap for handling structured data discovery in 2026 and beyond.

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The EU’s E-Evidence Framework Goes Live in August and Most of Europe Isn’t Ready

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The EU’s E-Evidence Regulation becomes applicable on August 18, 2026, but many member states and service providers may not be ready. This article explores the legal, technical, cybersecurity, privacy, and eDiscovery implications of a framework that will soon allow cross-border demands for electronic evidence on 10-day and even eight-hour timelines.

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HSR Filings Hit 203 in March 2026 as Court Overturns Expanded Form and GDP Slips to 0.5%

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HSR premerger filings hit 203 in March 2026 — the highest monthly total since December — as a federal appellate court restored the legacy HSR form and Q4 2025 GDP growth was revised down to a slim 0.5 percent. Here is what the numbers mean for deal advisors and legal operations teams planning for the rest of the fiscal year.

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The April–May Compliance Crunch: A Practitioner’s Calendar for eDiscovery and Information Governance

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Four compliance deadlines converge between April 18 and May 19, 2026 — NIS2 enforcement, the overhauled COPPA Rule, a federal vote on AI evidence standards under proposed FRE 707, and the TAKE IT DOWN Act’s platform requirements. Here is what eDiscovery and information governance professionals need to know.

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Protecting Privilege and Work Product in Discovery After Heppner and Warner

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Two 2026 decisions, Heppner and Warner, show that courts are not taking a uniform approach to privilege and work product claims involving generative AI. This article explains what those rulings mean for AI-assisted document review, ESI workflows, and the need for counsel-led discovery protocols.

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Defensible by Design: What Legal Teams Must Get Right About AI Privilege Workflows

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AI-assisted privilege review is no longer theoretical. This article unpacks the Legalweek 2026 discussion on defensible AI workflows, privilege log generation, Rule 502(d) protections, and the legal risks of using consumer AI tools in high-stakes discovery.

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The New Face of Discovery: HaystackID’s CoreFlex Brings AI, Slack, and Enterprise Data into One Legal Workflow

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HaystackID’s Legalweek 2026 announcement positions CoreFlex as a unified legal workflow for Slack, Microsoft Purview, structured chat, forensic collections, third-party productions, and AI-enabled discovery. The bigger story is not just new features, but a platform strategy built around defensibility, governance, and matter-centric execution.

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Information Governance for Enhanced Legal Hold Process and Improvement

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Employee turnover can undo even a well-drafted legal hold—especially when company-issued phones and tablets aren’t tracked or returned. Drawing from In re Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation, Phil Favro explains how device return policies, custodian tracking, and practical governance controls can preserve text messages, reduce spoliation risk, and improve legal hold defensibility.

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Keeping Current with eDiscovery Search Trends

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Despite growing AI adoption in eDiscovery, traditional practices like keyword search and email threading remain vital. Recent rulings in Mosaic, Tecfidera, and Soqui reveal how courts are navigating disputes over search relevance, production formats, and contextual messaging, offering critical insights for legal and information governance professionals.

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Avoiding Harsh Sanctions After Technology Failures: Lessons from Recent Cases

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By Phil Favro, Contributing Author for HaystackID In the age of Artificial Intelligence, organizations need technology to achieve their goals. Technology is indispensable. But what happens when technology fails? As often as technology works and functions well, it can also

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The Agentic State: A Global Framework for Secure and Accountable AI-Powered Government

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Global leaders released The Agentic State at the Tallinn Digital Summit, a groundbreaking vision paper outlining how agentic AI can transform twelve core government functions. The framework challenges traditional models, urging immediate, secure, and accountable AI adoption in public administration.

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The Front Door of eDiscovery: Forensic Pricing Insights from the Summer 2025 eDiscovery Survey

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Forensics is the front door to eDiscovery — and pricing reveals where expertise, credibility, and client expectations converge. The Summer 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Survey exposes patterns in forensic rates across onsite/remote collections, per-device models, examinations, and expert testimony, offering essential insight for professionals navigating the business of discovery.

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