United States v. HVI Cat Canyon, Inc., No. 2:11-cv-05097-FMO (PLAx) (C.D. Cal. Apr. 20, 2017). In this case, a plaintiff’s failure to properly issue and confirm legal holds led to the spoliation of evidence and ultimately big sanctions. The decision came two years...
The costs of ediscovery are mind-blowing. Despite the technologists who announce advancements in storage, search and retrieval software to help drive down the unit costs, the frequency and sheer volume of ediscovery pushes costs in the opposite direction....
On November 25, 2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo of the Southern District of California issued an order in a patent infringement suit in which he granted an adverse inference and monetary sanctions for spoliation sanctions deemed “grossly negligent.” The...