Tax Law, Electronic Discovery

Nothing Goes Better with Race Tires than . . . Wine?! – Fourth Circuit Limits Taxable eDiscovery Costs

by Carey Busen | BakerHostetler on 5/8/2013

As we’ve discussed multiple times, the issue of what types of ediscovery costs are taxable under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 was first addressed by a federal appellate court last spring in Race Tires America, Inc. v. Hoosier Racing Tire...more

Shifting the Growing Costs of E-Discovery

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 1/31/2013

Since the arrival of e-discovery in the mid-1990s, the cost of collecting, copying, reviewing, sorting, processing and producing electronically stored information (“ESI”) has grown exponentially. In 2007, for example,...more

IRS Collection Division Embraces E-Discovery in New Guidance

by Stuart J. Bassin | BakerHostetler on 12/10/2012

The Internal Revenue Service’s Director of Collection Policy recently released Memorandum SBSE-05-0912-075, revising prior guidance to IRS collection employees on their obligations to preserve electronic and paper documents...more

Record Highs and Lows in New Jersey’s Uncertain Solar Market

by Reed Smith on 5/14/2012

New Jersey’s solar market hit record highs on the development side in the face of record lows in Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) prices during the first quarter of 2012. A record 685 solar projects were installed in...more

Recoverability of e-Discovery Costs in Federal Court: An Update

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/18/2012

Last summer, we discussed the split of authority regarding the recoverability of e-discovery costs by a prevailing party in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Generally, a court may award “[f]ees for exemplification and...more

Let's Be Reasonable: Recent Federal Circuit Actions Follow Trend Toward E-Discovery Reform

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/2/2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that expenses associated with a third-party electronic database service can constitute taxable costs. In re Ricoh Co., Ltd. Patent Litig., No. 2011-1199,...more

In re Aspartame: Be Careful What You Ask for — You May Have to Pay for It — District Court Affirms Clerk’s Broad Award of...

by Dechert LLP on 10/21/2011

The costs of eDiscovery continue to be a critical concern of clients and their litigation counsel. Even with cost-shifting provisions in federal and state rules, substantial eDiscovery costs continue to fall heavily on...more