Klayman v. Freedom’s Watch, Inc., 2008 WL 5111293 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 4, 2008)

Key Insight: Court denied defendants’ motion for taxation of e-discovery costs amounting to $150,000 where defendant retained an outside firm to handle collections but failed to show the costs were “reasonable costs” pursuant to U.S.C ? 1920(4); court noted that “[i]n a non-electronic document case this work would be performed by paralegals and associate attorneys and would not be compensable under 28 U.S.C. ? 1920.”

Electronic Data Involved: ESI