Archive - September 26, 2017

The William Powell Co. v. National Indemnity Co. (S.D. Ohio, 2017)

Sep 26 2017

Key Insight: To what extent does disclosure of privileged documents to third parties waive privilege?

Nature of Case: Litigation for bad faith (Ohio law)

Electronic Data Involved: e-mails, deskfiles, and relevant shared e-documents

Keywords: Accidental waiver, third party disclosure, protected relationships

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Carpenter v. Gregg Scott (C.D. Ill., 2017)

Sep 26 2017

Key Insight: Court analyzed sanction request without determining if the footage was ESI, and without citing37(e). Court states that no spoliation occurred because there is no bad faith or notice of imminent legislation.

Nature of Case: 1983 legislation

Electronic Data Involved: Prison video surveillance

Keywords: spoliation, video,

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