Recent eDiscovery case news from eDiscoverylaw.com
Production of Email in Native Format Satisfies Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(b)(2)(E)
Plaintiff's Reformatting of Hard Drives Sought in Discovery Warrants Adverse Inference Instruction, Not Dismissal
Court Reminds Parties of Their Duty to Preserve and Enters Preservation Order
Court Orders Tennessee State Agencies to Produce Responsive ESI, Including All Metadata and Deleted Information; Reserves Ruling on Sanctions for Failure to Implement Effective Litigation Hold
Electronic Communication Among City Officials: A Valuable Tool in Need of Careful Guidance
Local Rules of United States District Courts Addressing FRCP eDiscovery Issues
Lack of "Litigation Hold" Prevents Use of FRCP Safe Harbor for E-Data Issues
Rule 37(f) Safe Harbor Provision Requires a Routine System in Place and Some Affirmative Action by Party to Prevent System from Destroying or Altering Information
Server Transaction Log Files are Target of eDiscovery
Magistrate Judge Facciola Orders Production of Email from Backup Tapes in Light of Party's Failure to Suspend Email System's Automatic Deletion Feature
Court Sets Out Detailed Guidelines for Discovery of ESI, Adapting "Suggested Protocol" of the District of Maryland
Court Defers Ruling on Motion to Compel and Allows Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition of IT Designee Regarding Defendant's Email Deletion Policy and Procedures for Retrieving Deleted Emails
Court Orders Production of All Electronic Documents, Including Archived or Backup Emails and Electronic Files, for Key Players
eDiscovery Trends: A continuing Trend
10 Worst eDiscovery Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Defendant to Certify it Produced All Responsive Documents, Where Deposition Testimony Cast Doubt on Counsel's Diligence in Monitoring Production Efforts
Holding that Accessible Data Must be Produced at the Cost of the Producing Party, Court Orders Defendant to Conduct Further Email Search
Conclusory Statements About Costs Are Insufficient to Shield Information from Discovery Under FRCP 26(b)(2)(B)
Inadequate Legal Hold Measures, and Resulting Spoliation, Warrant Sanctions