Joshua Gilliland
@bowtielaw.bsky.social
eDiscovery attorney, blogger, and founding member of The Legal Geeks.
Join us today (Tuesday) for our new Reveal webinar on Preservation and Litigation Holds - #eDiscovery #Law #LegalHold https://bit.ly/48NCSNK
Webinar: Fireside Chat on Complying with the Duty to Preserve ESI
Parties have a duty to preserve evidence once they reasonably anticipate a lawsuit after a triggering event. Complying with the duty to preserve can be tricky, from issuing litigation hold notices to ...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join us today (Tuesday) for our new Reveal webinar on Preservation and Litigation Holds - #eDiscovery #Law #LegalHold https://bit.ly/48NCSNK
The 2015 Amendments to the FRCP gave us consistent standards for determining sanctions for lost ESI. Here is a look at Rule 37(e) analysis for Signal chat messages set to auto-delete after a party had a duty to preserve. #eDiscovery #DutyToPreserve #LitigationHold
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Adverse Inference Instructions for Deleted Signal Chat Messages
There is no shortage of duty to preserve cases. Issuing a litigation hold is a universal constant in any lawsuit. Yet, what if individuals under a duty to preserve use messaging apps that automatic…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The 2015 Amendments to the FRCP gave us consistent standards for determining sanctions for lost ESI. Here is a look at Rule 37(e) analysis for Signal chat messages set to auto-delete after a party had a duty to preserve. #eDiscovery #DutyToPreserve #LitigationHold
https://bit.ly/4izOOXK
https://bit.ly/4izOOXK
Happy Thanksgiving to all! And remember, no lawyer would have given a legal opinion saying it was "ok" to drop live turkeys from a helicopter in the classic WKRP episode "Turkeys Away.”
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Bombed with Lived Turkeys in Cincinnati | The Legal Geeks
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November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all! And remember, no lawyer would have given a legal opinion saying it was "ok" to drop live turkeys from a helicopter in the classic WKRP episode "Turkeys Away.”
https://bit.ly/3tKgnVQ
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New blog post on Rule 11 and Conducting a Reasonable Inquiry. #eDiscovery https://bit.ly/4iqPtL6
Conducting Pre-Litigation Investigations with Onna
Learn a litigant’s pre-litigation duties under Rule 11 and see how Onna helps uncover evidence, protect trade secrets, and prepare a strong case.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New blog post on Rule 11 and Conducting a Reasonable Inquiry. #eDiscovery https://bit.ly/4iqPtL6
Litigants need to show ESI is missing for a motion to compel to be granted. #eDiscovery
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Getting Mixed Up in Motions to Compel
Parties challenging a discovery production need more than a “feeling” ESI was not produced.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Litigants need to show ESI is missing for a motion to compel to be granted. #eDiscovery
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There is a universal truth in discovery: perfection is not the standard for discovery responses. Not producing one email is not justification for a default judgment. #eDiscovery #Law https://bit.ly/47d4mNg
Missing One Email in a Production is Not Grounds for a Default Judgment
There is a universal truth in discovery: perfection is not the standard for discovery responses. This does not mean producing parties can throw caution to the wind for their Rule 26(g) obligations …
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November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There is a universal truth in discovery: perfection is not the standard for discovery responses. Not producing one email is not justification for a default judgment. #eDiscovery #Law https://bit.ly/47d4mNg
I always think of my grandfathers on Veterans Day. Thank you to all who have served in the Armed Forces.
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I always think of my grandfathers on Veterans Day. Thank you to all who have served in the Armed Forces.