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Law Practice

Oct. 21, 2010

Is eDiscovery Prompting Forum Shopping?

State ethics boards are split on how attorneys should treat inadvertently disclosed "metadata," if inadvertently disclosed as part of electronic discovery.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

State ethics boards are split on how attorneys should treat inadvertently disclosed "metadata," behind-the-scenes information that can unwittingly provide opposing counsel with a wealth of information about a client's case and legal strategy if inadvertently disclosed as part of electronic discovery.

California law requires attorneys to read any inadvertently disclosed i...

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