Archive - March 28, 2017

FCA US, LLC v. Cummins, Inc., No. 16-12883 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 28, 2017)

Mar 28 2017

Key Insight: Judge reluctantly agreed with plaintiff that TAR should be applied before keyword searches used to cull data set.

Nature of Case: Products Liability

Electronic Data Involved: ESI

Keywords: TAR; keyword; data cull

Mar 28 2017

Key Insight: Sanctions under rule 37(e) must show actual prejudice, not merely theoretical.

Nature of Case: Wrongful death

Electronic Data Involved: Prison video

Keywords: Spoliation sanctions, actual prejudice, failure to preserve, adverse inference