In re Verizon Wireless (D. Md., 2019)
Key Insight: phone records for certain employee numbers overbroad
Nature of Case: discrimination and retaliation
Electronic Data Involved: text messages and phone records
Keywords: subpoena phone records
Hawkins v. The Kroger Company (District Court of Southern California, 2019)
Key Insight: whether discovery should extend beyond the period of the statute of limitations
Nature of Case: Breach of implied warranty of merchantability
Electronic Data Involved: e-mails
Keywords: label, trans fat, heightened showing
Bellenger v. Accounts Receivable Management, Inc. (S.D. Fla, 2019)
Key Insight: whether discovery requests are overbroad
Nature of Case: Class Action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Electronic Data Involved: documents listing people requesting not to be called and people that were called incorrectly, and people who did not have contracts with teh Defendant.
Keywords: overbroad, discovery requests, protective order, motion to compel
Hardin v. Mendocino Coast District Hospital et al (N.D. Cal. , 2019)
Key Insight: Denied motion to compel ESI Protocol filed 7 days after close of discovery where party made repeated demands for ESI but did not engage in establishing ESI protocol
Nature of Case: False Claims Act
Keywords: ESI Protocol
Smith v. TFI Family Services (Kansas, 2019)
Key Insight: failing to produce ESI in native format with associated metadata.
Nature of Case: Civil action for deprivation of rights
Electronic Data Involved: PDF documents
Keywords: Metadata, native format, ESI in native format
United States v. Gatto, No. 17-cr-686 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2019).
Key Insight: Evidence was sought by intervenor to determine whether their own enforcement actions to be taken. motion denied due to privacy of third parties
Nature of Case: Wire Fraud Criminal Case
Electronic Data Involved: Evidence in trial
Keywords: evidence, intervenor, third party