Limiting the extent of ediscovery based on the needs of the case. What is proportionality in ediscovery? In essence, proportionality represents a global cost-benefit analysis, whereby the court considers the needs of the case and weighs the importance of information...
Terry v. Register Tapes Unlimited, No. 2:16-cv-0806-WBS-AC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50846 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2018). In this breach of contract case, the court imposed monetary sanctions for the defendant’s late and incomplete production of discoverable documents. The...
Firefighters’ Ret. Sys. v. Citco Grp. Ltd., No. 13-373-SDD-EWD (M.D. La. Jan. 3, 2018). In this case regarding a $100 million investment loss from a variety of municipal retirement accounts, the court reconsidered the plaintiffs’ motion to compel. Specifically, the...
Tingle v. Hebert, No. 15-626-JWD-EWD, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88936 (M.D. La. June 8, 2017). In this wrongful termination case, the court partially granted the defendant’s motion to compel the production of the plaintiff’s personal emails and texts, adding date and...
With Williams v. Angie's List, Inc, No. 1:16-cv-00878-WTL-MJD (S.D. Ind. Apr. 10, 2017), the court finds that information ‘possessed’ by a party is subject to ediscovery. In this class-action employment case, the court found that data was “in [a party’s] possession,...