Archive - 2017

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Bouchard v. U.S. Tennis Association (E.D.N.Y., 2017)
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AIA America, Inc. v. Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, No. 2016-2647 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2017)
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Pertile et al. v. General Motors LLC, No. 1:15-cv-00518-WJM-NYW (D. Colo. Aug. 31, 2017)
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RCarter v. H2R Restaurant Holdings (N.D. Tex., 2017)
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Lowrey v. Oregon Mut. Ins. Co., No. 2:17-cv-00831-RSL, 2017 WL 3769424 (Washington, Western District, 2017)
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Ronnie Van Zant v. Artimus Pyle (S.D.N.Y., 2017)
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CFPB v. Universal Debt Solutions, LLC, et al. (District Court of Georgia, 2017)
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Harper v. City of Dallas (N.D. Tex., 2017)
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Ehrenberg v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., No. 16-17269 (E.D. La. Aug. 18, 2017).
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Wine & Canvas Development, LLC v. Muylle (7th Circuit, 2017)

Bouchard v. U.S. Tennis Association (E.D.N.Y., 2017)

Key Insight: Whether sanctions appropriate following defendants’ destruction of recordings, litigation hold

Nature of Case: personal injury

Electronic Data Involved: Video recordings

Keywords: spoliation, intent to deprive, adverse inference, prejudice

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Pertile et al. v. General Motors LLC, No. 1:15-cv-00518-WJM-NYW (D. Colo. Aug. 31, 2017)

Key Insight: When ESI is relevant, they must be provided in a format that is readable by opposing counsel

Nature of Case: Personal injury (product liability, car accident)

Electronic Data Involved: Computer modeling files

Keywords: GM, Chevrolet Silverado, rollover,

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RCarter v. H2R Restaurant Holdings (N.D. Tex., 2017)

Key Insight: failure to meet and confer, failure to adequately respond to interrogatories

Keywords: unspecified sanction, automatic sanctions, proportionality

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Lowrey v. Oregon Mut. Ins. Co., No. 2:17-cv-00831-RSL, 2017 WL 3769424 (Washington, Western District, 2017)

Key Insight: The Stipulated Protective Order is too broad and is not consistent with the RCP

Nature of Case: Transgender/sex employment discrimination

Electronic Data Involved: confidential documents, Stipulated Protective Order

Keywords: Stipulated Protective Order, confidential, Rules of Civil Procedure

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Ronnie Van Zant v. Artimus Pyle (S.D.N.Y., 2017)

Key Insight: failure to have a third party preserve relevant data

Nature of Case: request for a permanent injunction to block film distribution

Electronic Data Involved: text messages

Keywords: third party, spoliation, control, adverse inference, sanctions, practical ability, intent to deprive, subpoena

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CFPB v. Universal Debt Solutions, LLC, et al. (District Court of Georgia, 2017)

Key Insight: violation of repeated discovery orders warrants the substantial sanction of dismissing the counts.

Nature of Case: Massive debt-collection scheme

Keywords: payment processor, debt collector, collector, robo-call.

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Harper v. City of Dallas (N.D. Tex., 2017)

Key Insight: Court refused to grant relief under 37(e) because moving party failed to show that ESI was lost because of a failure to take reasonable steps/

Nature of Case: wrongful death, unlawful arrest

Electronic Data Involved: email, telephone recordings

Keywords: Reasonable steps, sanctions, deleted ESI

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Ehrenberg v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., No. 16-17269 (E.D. La. Aug. 18, 2017).

Key Insight: Data link

Nature of Case: Insurance claim, Personal injury action

Electronic Data Involved: Documents, social media records including Facebook/ Twitter?Instagram ” data link”. photos

Keywords: Personal injury, Insurance claim, “data link”.

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Wine & Canvas Development, LLC v. Muylle (7th Circuit, 2017)

Key Insight: Repeated discovery obligation failures merited district court sanctions

Nature of Case: trademark infringement

Electronic Data Involved: Written discovery responses

Keywords: Missed discovery deadlines

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