Peacock v. Merrill, 2008 WL 509636 (S.D. Ala. Feb. 22, 2008)

Key Insight: Where defendants did not have any knowledge of a particular computer disk containing relevant evidence, much less an exact copy of that disk, when they first deposed plaintiff, and plaintiff’s prior sworn statements about the disk were conflicting, court granted defendants? motion for leave to depose plaintiff a second time on the limited issue of her knowledge of the existence of the disk and its contents

Nature of Case: Conversion, interference with business relationships, breach of fiduciary duties and conspiracy claims

Electronic Data Involved: Metadata; CD-ROM containing data retrieved from inoperable computer