The essence of ediscovery is twofold: managing data and extracting useful information that can then be used to tell a story. Learning how to accomplish these goals cost-effectively requires both a mindset and a skill set that have wide potential applications…
Party ‘repeatedly and consistently [took] knowing and intentional action to destroy evidence’
In this case alleging breach of contract and trade secret theft, the North Carolina Business Court granted the plaintiff a preliminary injunction after the defendant admitted to spoliating evidence.
Court ‘will not tolerate the destruction or concealment of evidence’
In this case seeking unpaid overtime wages, the court previously imposed sanctions against the defendants for their discovery abuses. This order denied their motion to reconsider those sanctions or to grant a permissive interlocutory appeal.
Disputed restoration expected to cost less than the motion practice about it
In this case alleging patent infringement, the court held that restoration of an email archiving system would be proportional to the value of the case. However, because making only one party bear that cost would be disproportional, the court split the cost equally between the parties.
Court rejects invasive and overbroad requests in data privacy case
In this data privacy class action, the court denied the defendant’s request to inspect the plaintiffs’ mobile devices.
Court concludes that ‘egregious’ spoliation warrants ‘harshest sanction available’
In this computer hacking case, the court concluded that one defendant blatantly and intentionally spoliated critical evidence.
