As we noted yesterday, eDiscoveryDaily published 89 posts related to eDiscovery case decisions and activities over the past year, covering 72 unique cases! Yesterday, we looked back at cases related to admissibility and proportionality, production format disputes and (once again) the ubiquitous Apple v. Samsung case. Today, let’s take a look back at cases related to disputes about discovery, eDiscovery cost reimbursement and issues related to privilege and confidentiality assertions.

Did you think we forgot? No, we didn’t forget! It’s time for our annual review of eDiscovery case law! Once again, we had more than our share of sanctions granted and denied, as well as disputes over production formats, admissibility of electronically stored information (ESI) and even a dispute regarding whether contract review attorneys can receive overtime pay! So, as we have done for the last four years, let’s take a look back at eDiscovery case law in 2015!

If you read this blog regularly, you know that we’re big admirers of Rob Robinson’s Complex Discovery site, from his software and services “mashup” to his running 14+ year list of mergers, acquisitions and investments in the eDiscovery industry. Now, Rob provides a generational breakdown of eDiscovery technology offerings, giving organizations out there useful information to differentiate offerings in the eDiscovery marketplace.

On Monday, I declared that, in 2016, the age of eDiscovery automation is upon us. So, who are these “jokers” asking if 2016 is the year of cloud-based eDiscovery? The nerve!