ediscovery
Court glances past issue of lost passwords for protected documents
In this employment discrimination case, the court denied the plaintiff’s motions for sanctions involving both paper records and ESI. It found that the plaintiff failed…
Going Beyond Litigation
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.