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Getting Control of an Accident Scene and Ensuring Evidence is Preserved

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The newest episode of the Subro Sessions podcast, hosted by associates, Ryan Bennett and Melissa Kenney, is entitled “Getting Control of an Accident Scene and Ensuring Evidence is Preserved.” Ryan and Melissa discuss fire...more

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The perils of preservation

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The recent decision In re Keurig Antitrust Litigation, 2022 WL 1082087 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 11, 2022), offers timely examples of how extensive, well-intentioned preservation efforts can go awry – leading to costly motion practice...more

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Dawn Raid Golden Rules

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Don’t obstruct: Be professional and cooperative. Don’t destroy documents or other evidence. Call counsel immediately to protect your rights. Keep a record of what is searched, what is taken, who was involved in...more

Stokes Wagner

Preservation of Evidence

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2020 forced millions of employers to adapt their business models to allow employees to work from home and it looks as if this trend will continue indefinitely for many employers. With this in mind, employers should be aware...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus and civil procedure: Preservation of evidence in times of COVID-19 (under German law)

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Companies are having to devote considerable attention to the coronavirus crisis at the present time. However, in view of the current turbulence affecting business, it is equally important to be aware of any legal disputes...more

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Find Your Footing: Don’t stumble when it comes to slip-and-fall claims

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Some regard slip-and-fall claims as nuisance litigation and often make billboard plaintiffs’ lawyers the butt of jokes. But, occasionally, these claims represent catastrophic injuries with verdicts to match, and even garden...more

Troutman Pepper

New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule

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As the volume of electronically stored information, or ESI, subject to discovery has exploded, allegations of spoliation have multiplied. Before the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, courts relied on...more

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Wait, Why Am I Receiving This? Practice Pointers on Third Party Responses to Litigation Preservation Demands

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Most commercial litigators are familiar with the process for responding to a subpoena demanding the production of documents from a non-party to litigation under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45. But interesting...more

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So Your Business Received a Demand Letter, Now What?

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If your business has received a demand letter, I have some good news for you: Your business has not been sued (yet). However, a lawsuit could be in your business's near future....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court Awards $3M Sanction and Adverse Inference for Spoliation in Antitrust Case

On July 6, 2016, Judge Leonard P. Stark, of the federal district court in Delaware, ordered a $3 million punitive monetary sanction, and an adverse inference jury instruction, against antitrust defendant Plantronics after...more

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Be Safe, Get Your Standing Evidence in Early

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A Land Use Practitioner representing opposition intervenors in a quasi-judicial land use matter is best served to present any evidence of special damages during the quasi-judicial hearing in order to preserve standing for...more

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PCI Security Standards Council Publishes Data Breach Response Guidance

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The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC) has released new guidance on its website advising merchants how to deal with a data breach. The guidance particularly details when a PCI Forensic Investigator (PFI) will be...more

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They Didn’t Teach You This in Law School: Preserving Error as to PowerPoint Presentations at Trial

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Today, it is rare for a trial to take place without the use of PowerPoint presentations. They most often appear during opening statement, the examination of experts, and closing argument. So let’s suppose that opposing...more

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E-Discovery - Nevada U.S. District Court's Special Master's Report and Recommendations: Failure to Preserve ESI, Litigation Holds

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Small v. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada arises out of an employment law dispute. The court appointed a special master who found that the defendant medical center failed to preserve a considerable body of...more

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Business Litigation Alert: "What You Don't Keep Can Hurt You"

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A recent Texas Supreme Court decision has important implications for the policies companies follow in Texas to avoid accusations that they have tampered with evidence or destroyed records improperly. The Supreme Court...more

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[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account?

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Is it ever NOT okay to delete your social media account? That's the question we ask in this JD Supra Legal Perspective. And for an answer, we look at recent coverage of a case in which an airline worker in New Jersey...more

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Spoliation of Social Media Evidence: New Jersey Court Cracks Down

A March 23, 2013 decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey serves as a cautionary tale for litigants. As a result of some arguably poor decisions by the plaintiff and likely miscommunication between...more

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The Duty To Preserve Social Media Information

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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

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