Thompson, I.G., LLC v. Edgetech I.G., Inc., No. 11-12839 (E.D. Mich. Feb 25, 2014)

Key Insight: Noting the limited application of 28 U.S.C. ?1920(4), the court declined to allow recovery of electronic discovery costs for ?forensic consulting and collection,? ?early case assessment,? and ??electronic discovery processing and hosting, data collection, imaging,? and the like? because they were ?not associated with the copying of digital materials?

Nature of Case: Contract dispute

Electronic Data Involved: taxable costs for electronic discovery