We’re Hiring eDiscovery Counsel, Discovery Review Counsel, and Document Reviewers

We’re Hiring eDiscovery Counsel, Discovery Review Counsel, and Document Reviewers

We’re gearing up to meet the growing demand for our innovative approach to eDiscovery and document review.   We need to add several eDiscovery Counsel, Discovery Review Counsel, and contract Document Reviewers to our teams in Calgary and Toronto.   Successful candidates must have:   post-call litigation experience a strong interest in eDiscovery practice as a career path experience with Relativity/RelativityOne software is an asset strong technical, analytical and drafting skills be called to the Bar in the province of practice carry professional liability insurance We welcome applications from all interested individuals, however only those candidates selected for an interview

Happy Holidays from all of us at Heuristica

Happy Holidays from all of us at Heuristica

As the holidays approach, we wish you and yours –  all the more so this year –  peace of mind and goodwill.   The last 12 months has continued to teach us not to take things for granted and that the routines of our lives can be changed at a moment’s notice.  It has also shown us many examples of caring, compassion and resilience.   Please accept our best wishes for peace, goodwill and hope for a much better year ahead!   Please note that over the holidays our offices in Toronto and Calgary will be closed:   Friday, December

US Case Law Update: Failing to suspend routine document retention process leads to sanctions

US Case Law Update: Failing to suspend routine document retention process leads to sanctions

December 15, 2021   In a recent case from the United States, the failure to properly implement a legal hold led to a motion for spoliation sanctions.   In Mahboob v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp., Case No.: 15-cv-0628-TWR-AGS (S.D. Cal. Mar. 1, 2021), the plaintiff alleged that the defendant failed to suspend its two-year document retention policy, which resulted in the loss of months of relevant call data and recordings.  Countering, the defendant argued that the plaintiff’s motion should be denied due to unreasonable delay.   In the result, the Magistrate Judge granted the plaintiff’s motion for spoliation sanctions, in

Chan-Glasgow Moderates Panel at Ontario Digital Evidence & eDiscovery Institute

Chan-Glasgow Moderates Panel at Ontario Digital Evidence & eDiscovery Institute

Candice Chan-Glasgow, Director, Review Services and Counsel, will moderate a panel at the upcoming Ontario Digital Evidence and eDiscovery Institute webcast in Toronto on November 22nd.    Now in its 11th year, this program is jointly sponsored by the Ontario Bar Association, the Law Society of Ontario and The Advocates’ Society.  Bringing together leading experts to get attendees up to speed on the latest developments in eDiscovery and digital evidence this year’s program will focus on a case study involving a litigation matter between an individual litigant and a large corporation.   The stellar faculty will share perspectives of both

To what Extent do Lawyers need to Supervise Document Disclosure?

To what Extent do Lawyers need to Supervise Document Disclosure?

Vladyslav (Vlad) Strashko Associate   November 8, 2021   In 2020, several US court decisions dealt with lawyers who failed to properly supervise the discovery process, for example by allowing their clients to “self-collect” records (see  Equal Emp’t Opportunity Comm’n v. M1 5100 Corp., Civil No. 19-cv-81320-DIMITROULEAS/MATTHEWMAN (S.D. Fla. Jul. 2, 2020)) or not taking reasonable effort to ensure that the client produced all required documents (see Optronic Techs. v. Ningbo Sunny Elec. Co., Case No. 16-cv-06370-EJD (VKD) (N.D. Cal. Jun. 1, 2020)).   In the first example, the lawyer received a warning from the judge, but escaped sanctions because

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