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Maybe Next Time Google Should Google “Legal Hold”

Six Simple Steps to Avoid Sanctions for Failure to Preserve Electronic Evidence - I’m not a lawyer, and far be it for me to give legal advice, but I’ve lived and worked around lawyers for all of my professional legal career,...more

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How the Failure to Preserve Data from a Mobile Device Can Drastically Affect Trial Strategy

The importance of early planning and thorough preservation of electronic data cannot be overstated, especially when it comes to litigation. In a recent case, Two Canoes LLC v. Addian Inc. (April 30, 2024), the failure to...more

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Spoliation Sanctions & Summary Judgment Denial: A Wake-Up Call for Mobile Device Preservation

A recent decision in ediscovery case law, Maziar v. City of Atlanta from June 10, 2024, underscores the crucial importance of early preservation, particularly regarding text messages from mobile devices. This case, presided...more

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When The Timing of Your Spoliation Motion Can Be As Important As Its Substance

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A motion for an adverse inference was denied in Pratt v. Robbins, et al., 2024 WL 234730, Case No. 5:20-cv-170-GCM (W.D. N.C. Jan. 22, 2024) where Defendants failed to preserve or produce a video that might have contained...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April - April 23rd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

No one else can “eclipse” our coverage of eDiscovery case law! Our April 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes related to relevance and privacy of an unpublished autobiography,...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for March 2024 - March 27th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Time to “spring” – into more eDiscovery case law! Our March 2024 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses disputes over in camera review of privilege logs, waiver of privilege over failing to...more

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Do You Have a Plan in Place to Preserve Video? You’ll Want to in California.

[Editor’s Note: This article has been republished with permission. It was originally published October 19, 2023 on the eDiscovery Assistant Blog] In Episode 121 of Case of the Week, Kelly Twigger, CEO and Founder of...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for November 2023 - November 16th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

It’s time to be thankful – for eDiscovery case law! Our November 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses permissive inference sanctions for destruction of video, sanctions for failing to...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for September 2023 - October 4th, 1:00 pm ET

Fall is in the air and so is the whiff of sanctions! Our September 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including sanctions for discovery violations & misrepresentations,...more

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Order’s Up: No Spoliation Sanctions for Cook’s Failure to Back-up Stolen iPhone – Case Law Update

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A recent decision declined to find the requisite “intent to deprive” that would merit sanctions under Rule 37(e) when a plaintiff was unable to produce text messages because his phone had been stolen and he had not taken...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for June 2023 - June 27th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Break the summertime blues with some red-hot eDiscovery case law disputes! Our June 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including a case where discovery is “like watching...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April 2023 - April 20th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET

We’re ready to “spring” into new eDiscovery case law disputes! Our April 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including a dispute over search terms and custodians for a...more

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The Duty to Preserve Evidence May Begin Before Formal Notice of Litigation

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The preservation of, or failure to preserve, ESI in a litigation context provides ample opportunities for counsel to stumble and is a fertile area of case law. In this blog we will look at Hollis v. CEVA Logistics U.S., Inc.,...more

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Analysis Of The Importance Of Gmail For Ediscovery

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Organizations that use Gmail for business communications need a way to preserve and extract discoverable information in the event of litigation. But that’s harder than it would appear at first glance. This is the first in...more

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Legal Hold Should Be Easy by Now. So, Why Do We Still See So Many Failures to Execute It?

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Over the years, the most common type of eDiscovery case law rulings I’ve covered involved sanctions requests for spoliation of electronically stored information (ESI). It’s a common issue for organizations – whether the...more

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Boilerplate Objections And Discovery Games Require Little Effort But Result In Big Sanctions

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Bursztein v Best Buy Stores, L.P., (2021 WL 1961645 [SD NY 2021]) involves a personal injury lawsuit arising from plaintiff Perla Bursztein’s slip and fall accident in a New York City Best Buy store...more

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What Happens in Canada When You Fail to Preserve and Produce ESI

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia illustrates how litigants may find themselves in trouble with the court and opposing counsel when they fail to properly preserve and produce electronically stored...more

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When Does My Duty To Preserve End?

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Generally, a litigation hold letter* will issue to preserve documents and information potentially relevant to a reasonably anticipated lawsuit. However, when does one’s duty to preserve potentially relevant documents end? ...more

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“You Can’t Heal What You Never Reveal”: Plaintiffs Are Entitled To Sanctions And Adverse Inference At Trial Because Jay-Z And S....

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The duty to preserve potentially relevant evidence – documentary or electronic – arises when a lawsuit is reasonably anticipated. Although this is a subjective standard, Parlux Fragrances, LLC et al v. S. Carter...more

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Spoliation Rule Remains Ambiguous Despite Amendments

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e)(2), imposition of the most severe sanctions for failure to preserve relevant electronically stored information — a presumption that the information lost was unfavorable, an...more

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Court Sanctions Defendant for Failure to Preserve Text Messages in Copyright Infringement Suit Brought by Prince’s Estate

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This is what it sounds like, when sanctions are granted. In March 2019, a federal judge in Minnesota sanctioned Defendants for their failure to preserve text messages in a copyright infringement suit brought in part by the...more

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Court Dicta in Paisley Park v. Boxill Foresees Expansion of Discoverable ESI

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Parties “Do Not Get to Select What Evidence They Want to Produce, or From What Sources” Are you preserving all of the electronically stored information (ESI) that’s relevant to your litigation matters? What about...more

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Don’t Spoliate Your Online Content: Why Ediscovery Professionals Should Care About ISO 28500

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We’ve all been there: something happens that causes your organization to reasonably anticipate litigation, whether it’s the receipt of a preservation letter, a breach of a contract, or even service of a filed complaint....more

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GDPR and U.S. eDiscovery - Who Will Win the Game of Chicken

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Well, it has now happened. The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. In the lead up to G-Day, commentators published a voluminous amount of materials in legal...more

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The Lynyrd Skynyrd Texting Case: Spoliation and Non-Party Texts

It was a tragedy. The 1977 plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant and Steven Gaines almost ended the band Lynyrd Skynyrd forever. In the wake of the crash, the survivors swore an oath never again to perform as “Lynyrd...more

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