Cost of discovery
What Is Document Review?
Document review, the most expensive stage of ediscovery, uses teams of lawyers to determine what ESI is relevant, responsive, or privileged.
After Failing to Consult With Client, Counsel Ordered to Pay 60% of Discovery
In this employment discrimination case, see why the judge shifted discovery costs to the plaintiff's counsel for not consulting with his client.
Defendant Loses Cost-Shifting Motion in Discrimination Lawsuit
In Hawa v. Coatesville Area Sch. Dist., employment discrimination lawsuit, the court denied the defendant cost-shifting for making ESI searchable
Court Awards Plaintiff Costs and Fees in Class-Action Against Angie’s List
In class-action employment case Williams v. Angie's List, the court finds that information ‘possessed’ by a party is subject to e-discovery.
A Self-Inflicted High Discovery Cost Does Not Render Information “Inaccessible”
Court upholds plaintiff’s limited request for discovery as proportional despite exorbitant cost quoted by the responding party.
It Takes More Than “Implications and Innuendo”
to Require the Costly Production of Inaccessible Data United States ex rel. Carter v. Bridgepoint Educ., Inc., 305 F.R.D. 225 (S.D. Cal. 2015) In this False Claims…
Ediscovery Costs: Appellate Court Finds That Imaging Costs Are Taxable
Colosi v. Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., 781 F.3d 293 (6th Cir. 2015). In this appeal, the Sixth Circuit ruled that the costs of imaging…