August 10, 2012 E-Discovery Seminar Hosted by the Broward County Bar Association's Paralegal Section

U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke sanctioned Greenberg Traurig LLP, for “negligently” failing to turn over documents to Coquina Investments, which won a $67 million verdict against TD Bank.  Coquina claimed after that verdict that TD Bank and Greenberg Traurig withheld documents they were required to disclose. Judge Cooke's Order on Case 0:10-cv-60786-MGC was entered on 08/03/2012. You can find the Order on Pacer. 

It is an informative order.  Particularly in light upcoming e-discovery event presented by Xact Data Discovery and hosted by the Broward County Bar Association's Paralegal Section. 

What Xact will cover: 

Potential Pitfalls in e-Discovery Project Management and Tips to Avoid Them.

A.  Common Pitfalls.

B.  Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM)

C.  Information Management

                1.  Internal E-Discovery Preparedness and Response Team

                                a.  Identify and retain outside experts/vendors

                                b.  IT and Records

                                c.  Prepare Computer network and data location map

                                d.  Prepare form affidavits

                                e.  Establish and identify litigation holds

                                f.  Rewrite/update Records Management Policy Manuals

                                g.  Retrievals.

D.  Identification of Electronic Stored Information (ESI)

                1.  Develop and Execute a Data Plan

               

                2.  Data Types

E.  Preservation of Electronically Stored Data

F.  Collection of Electronically Stored Data

                1.  Forensic verse Forensically Sound

G.  Processing Electronically Stored Data

H.  Electronically Stored Data Search Tips

I.  Processing - Data Sampling

J.  Electronically Stored Information Review

Florida Courts eFiling Portal - Get Connected!

Florida Courts eFiling Portal

The Florida Courts E-Filing Authority Board was created pursuant to legislative directive to provide oversight to the development, implementation and operation of a statewide portal designed to process the filing of court documents.
http://www.flclerks.com/eFiling_authority.html

The eFiling Portal web site provides eFiling and eRecording capability to users with a single statewide login. Users may utilize the ePortal web interface to submit documents to Clerks and Recorders.

The Florida Bar E-Service begins September 1, 2012

Service by Email Mandatory as of September 1, 2012The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing mandatory email service with an effective date of Sept. 1, 2012 for civil, probate, small claims, and family law divisions of the trial courts, as well as for all appellate cases. Email service in criminal, traffic and juvenile matters is not mandatory until Oct. 1, 2013. The Florida Bar is providing this educational document on the mandatory e-mail service requirements.
or click on link below.

Service by Email Mandatory as of September 1, 2012