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The Highlight-to-PDF Trap
Every week, attorneys make the same mistake: they highlight text in black, convert to PDF, and assume it's "redacted."
It's not.
That text can be:
- Selected and copied
- Extracted with basic PDF tools
- Revealed by removing the highlighting layer
- Indexed by search engines
Courts have taken notice—and they're not pleased.
Real Sanctions Cases
The "Technical Weakness" Admonishment
In a recent case documented by Nextpoint, a magistrate judge demanded c...