Geofence warrants are a hotly-disputed topic. See Certiorari Petition to U.S. Supreme Court in 4th Circuit Geofence Decision (Aug. 4, 2025). The Petition for Certiorari states: “This case concerns the constitutionality of geofence warrants. For cell phone users to use certain services, their cell phones must continuously transmit their exact locations to […]| E-Discovery LLC
In In Re Tecfidera Antitrust Litigation, 2025 WL 2734539 (N.D. Ill. Sep. 25, 2025), the court wrote: “The parties’ cross motions for entry of their version of the ESI protocol noted that the parties agreed on all issues except for one relating to email threading, which Defendant seeks to include but Plaintiffs […]| E-Discovery LLC
Singleton v. Mazhari, 2025 WL 2736530 (D. Md. Sep. 25, 2025), answered that question in the negative. Maryland’s “Public Information Act” (“MPIA”) is a State analog to the federal Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Like FOIA, the MPIA provides a broad right to inspect public records, subject to enumerated exceptions. Singleton addressed […]| E-Discovery LLC
In Rutherford v. Central Bank of Kansas City, 2025 WL 2432218, at *6-7 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 21, 2025), one of several issues was whether a litigant must produce information that was already in possession of the opponent’s counsel from other litigation. The court held that duplicative production was unn| E-Discovery LLC
Search used to be the starting point of discovery—and often the gateway to someone’s website, article, or brand. But that paradigm is rapidly dissolving. Today, more and more answers are surfaced directly within search results, eliminating the need for a user to click through. This evolution, known as zero-click search, is transforming the economics of… The post Zero-Click Searches Are Reshaping the Internet—What That Means for Content Creators and Brands appeared first on VERSIONS®.| VERSIONS®
You’ll hear the term metadata a lot in book marketing. It used to be referred to as bibliographic data, back in the days when its main users were humans, like booksellers and librarians. But these days we use the term ‘metadata’ which is more widely-used in the computer industry. This reflects the importance of metadata […] This post How to use metadata to sell ebooks is from Digital Publishing 101 - 100 lessons in how to publish a book and how to market books online| Digital Publishing 101
In spite of the hype surrounding social media, a website remains the central hub for most digital marketing. But its effectiveness depends on it being properly set up for this purpose. Often it’s not. So here are a few ways to make your website more effective as a marketing tool. Anyone can access it, it’s visible […] This post Tune your website for digital marketing is from Digital Publishing 101 - 100 lessons in how to publish a book and how to market books online| Digital Publishing 101
In Rullan v. Goden, 2024 WL 1191600 (D. Md. Mar. 20, 2024), the Hon. J. Mark Coulson construed a Fed.R.Civ.P. 45 motion to quash or modify a subpoena, which would have been heard in New York, as a Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c) motion for protective order that was resolved in the District of Maryland. Rullan| E-Discovery LLC
“ESI Protocols” are discussed in judicial opinions, articles, webinars, and blogs. They are flexible and useful; however, they may not meet all of the requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f). After a Rule 26(f) conference, that Rule requires a “report” with a “discovery plan” that contains information| E-Discovery LLC
