Destruction of Evidence

The Duty To Preserve Social Media Information

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 4/10/2013

It is not, as many recent articles and blogs have discussed, just about whether relevant social media information can be discovered by one party in a lawsuit. It is also about what happens when a party fails to preserve...more

Halliburton Accused of Destroying Evidence in Oil Spill Trial

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/12/2013

A Halliburton executive was questioned today over allegations that his company destroyed evidence related to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion of 2010, but insisted he was not personally involved in any coverup....more

DEP Hazmat Specialist Pleads Guilty To Spill Records Destruction – Implications For Those Affected By Spills

by Kenneth Gray, Dixon P. Pike | Pierce Atwood LLP on 3/8/2013

Former HazMat Specialist Jon P. Andrews, assigned to the Augusta Region of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, has pleaded guilty to destroying three years of spill records on his final day on the job. The...more

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 2, -- February 2013

by Evan Boetticher, Christopher Bright, Sarah Bro, Bernard Codd, Gabriel Daniel, Melissa Nott Davis, Paul Devinsky, Daniel Foster, D. Jeremy Harrison, Charles Hawkins, Sungyong “David” In, more +Christopher M. Koepke, John Low, Jennifer Mikulina, Sarika Singh, Rose S. Whelan | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/28/2013

In This Issue: Patents - Supreme Court: State Court Has Jurisdiction over a Legal Malpractice Claim; Nothing Non-Obvious About Applying Pre-Existing Technology to the Internet; The Federal Circuit Is Not the Place...more

EEOC Sues Prestige Transportation Service for Pattern and Practice of Hiring Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/28/2013

Company Refused to Hire Black Applicants, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - A Miami transportation company violated federal law by subjecting African-Americans to race discrimination, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

What Not To Do If You Are Involved in a Federal Criminal Investigation [Video]

by The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 2/15/2013

Matt Kaiser, a Washington DC federal criminal defense attorney at The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC (http://www.tklf.com), discusses what NOT to do if you are under investigation for a possible federal criminal charge. The wrong...more

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #24

by Paul McDonald, Daniel J. Murphy | Bernstein Shur on 2/4/2013

We are pleased to present the 24th edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we highlight recent decisions addressing the statute of repose for securities fraud claims, the...more

Jury Verdict Highlights Dangers of Destroying Evidence

by Kenneth Vanko | Clingen Callow & McLean, LLC on 1/30/2013

Those of us practicing unfair competition law often find ourselves in a unique spot. When we counsel clients - really, departing employees - we can help shape the facts of a potential lawsuit. Imagine for a second you're a...more

Sanctioning Spoliation of Evidence

by Matthew Eandi | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 10/2/2012

Today’s Take: Sanctions for the Automatic Deletion of Evidence by Computers In my recent blog post entitled Preserving Evidence Through Demand Letters, we discussed how a demand letter can trigger the duty to preserve...more

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The Duty To Preserve Social Media Information

Halliburton Accused of Destroying Evidence in Oil Spill Trial

DEP Hazmat Specialist Pleads Guilty To Spill Records Destruction – Implications For Those Affected By Spills

IP Update, Vol. 16, No. 2, -- February 2013

EEOC Sues Prestige Transportation Service for Pattern and Practice of Hiring Discrimination

What Not To Do If You Are Involved in a Federal Criminal Investigation [Video]

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #24

Jury Verdict Highlights Dangers of Destroying Evidence

Sanctioning Spoliation of Evidence

What Not To Do If You Are Involved in a Federal Criminal Investigation [Video]

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