By Hayes Hunt and Jillian R. Thornton A decade ago, document review meant a small militia of lawyers sitting in a windowless warehouse surrounded by bankers’ boxes full of paper documents. Now, thanks to extreme information inflation, the bulk of…
Yearly Archives: 2012
Predicting the Future of Predictive Coding
Tagged with: Discovery, ESI, Litigation, Litigation Practice, Predictive Coding
Posted in Litigation
Posted in Litigation
The Supreme Court’s Confrontation with Forensic Evidence: Williams v. Illinois
by: Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner On June 18, 2012, the Supreme Court came down with a fractured 5-4 decision disrupting long-standing 6th Amendment Confrontation Clause precedent as it applies to forensic evidence. Williams v. Illinois, No. 10-8505 (June 18,…
Tagged with: 6th Amendment, Confrontation Clause, Cross Examination, DNA testing, Evidence, Expert Testimony, SCOTUS
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Juror Misconduct & Bias – Social Media Investigation
by: Hayes Hunt and Jonathan A. Cavalier Use of social media to explore the histories and potential biases of a jury pool is relatively new, but it is rapidly gaining in popularity. While voir dire can be an effective tool…
Uses of Social Media for Corporate Counsel – Investigating & Defending Claims
by: Hayes Hunt and Jonathan A. Cavalier By now, most litigators have bumped up against at least one or two social media issues in their practices. Social media has become a hot-button discovery issue and a potential source of valuable…
Roger Clemens Trial – Jurors Question Witnesses
by Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Jurors in Roger Clemens’ perjury case submitted 29 questions that they want to ask the prosecution’s chief witness, Brian McNamee. Among the questions: “Why should we believe you when you have shown so many…
Social Media – Screening at Work and Job Interview
by: Hayes Hunt and Jonathan R. Cavalier Companies now frequently use social media to vet applicants, with some even going so far as to force applicants to permit company employees to access their various social media sites. With Facebook expected…
Tagged with: Employer Duty, Hayes Hunt, Job Interview, Jon Cavalier, Screening Employees, Social Media, Social Media Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Andy Pettitte’s “50-50” Testimony – Roger Clemens’ Trial
by: Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Federal prosecutors in Roger Clemens’ perjury trial may have made a costly error after Andy Pettitte testified that he was “50-50” about a conversation he had with Clemens regarding his use of human growth…
Tagged with: Andy Pettitte, Federal Rule of Evidence 607, FRE 401, HGH, Roger Clemens
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Employer’s Duty to Report Crimes: Trade Secrets & Computer Fraud
by: Hayes Hunt and Jonathan Cavalier Over the past decade, many European countries have passed laws mandating that individuals and employers report criminal conduct. In the United States, however, individuals are typically not required to report criminal conduct that they…
An Employer’s Duty to Report Crimes by Employees: Company-Owned Daycare Center
by: Hayes Hunt and Jonathan Cavalier Over the past decade, many European countries have passed laws mandating that individuals and employers report criminal conduct. In the United States, however, individuals are typically not required to report criminal conduct that they…
Employer’s Duty to Report Crimes: Employee Using a Personally-Owned iPad for Work Purposes
by: Hayes Hunt and Jonathan Cavalier Over the past decade, many European countries have passed laws mandating that individuals and employers report criminal conduct. In the United States, however, individuals are typically not required to report criminal conduct that they…
