Merkal Lite

Judge Grimm's decision in Lorraine v. Markel American Ins. Co., 241 F.R.D. 534 (D. Md. 2007) is a must read for any lawyer hoping to one day use ESI in court.  But, who isn't daunted by its 100+ pages?  If you're still planning to get to the banquet of Lorraine v. Markel when you have time, be sure to take the time now to read an excellent synopsis geared to e-mail issues reprinted in Law.com.  Entitled "Keep 'Smoking Gun' E-Mails From Backfiring" by H. Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal, you can polish this tasty morsel off in five minutes.