Tag:Data Preservation

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Center for Auto Safety et al. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Arizona Court of Appeals, 2019)
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Shotwell, et al. v. Zillow Group Inc., et al. (Western Washington, 2019)
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Schmidt v. Shifflett, 1:18-cv-00663-KBM-LF (D.N.M. Aug. 6, 2019).
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Boehm v. Pure Debt Solutions Corporation – 8:19-cv-00117-LSC-CRZ (District of Nebraska, 2019)
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Guarisco v. Boh Brothers Construction, No. 18-7514 (E.D. La. Oct. 3, 2019).
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Cruz v. G-Star Inc., No. 17 Civ. 7685 (PGG) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2019)
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In re Application to Obtain Discovery for Use in Foreign Proceedings (6th Circuit, 2019)
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Wolff v. United Airlines, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-00591-RM-SKC (D. Colo. Sep. 17, 2019).
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Shim-Larkin v. City of New York, 16-CV-6099 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 16, 2019)
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Williams v. American College of Education, Inc. (Northern District of Illinois, 2019)

Center for Auto Safety et al. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Arizona Court of Appeals, 2019)

Nov 26 2019
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Key Insight: defendants perpetrated fraud and acted in bad faith when not disclosing test results of defective product

Nature of Case: product liability

Electronic Data Involved: product test results that were not disclosed

Keywords: fraud, bad faith, disclosure, confidentiality

Identified Local Court Rule(s): Maricopa county local practice rule 2.19, 5.4

Identified State Rule(s): 26(c)(1), 26(c)(1)(G), 26(c)(4)(A)

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Shotwell, et al. v. Zillow Group Inc., et al. (Western Washington, 2019)

Nov 07 2019
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Key Insight: detailed stipulation of the discovery plan

Nature of Case: violation of the securities exchange act

Electronic Data Involved: all relevant discovery

Keywords: stipulation, discovery plan

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Schmidt v. Shifflett, 1:18-cv-00663-KBM-LF (D.N.M. Aug. 6, 2019).

Oct 28 2019
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Key Insight: Severe sanctions will not be granted where bad faith cannot be proved and no prejudice.

Nature of Case: Automobile collision.

Electronic Data Involved: Mobile phone data.

Keywords: intentional destruction, adverse inference

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Boehm v. Pure Debt Solutions Corporation – 8:19-cv-00117-LSC-CRZ (District of Nebraska, 2019)

Oct 11 2019
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Key Insight: preservation of data for future discovery in class action.

Nature of Case: Violation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Electronic Data Involved: data or documents that may be relevant to a putative class action.

Keywords: preservation, class action, third-party preservation

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Guarisco v. Boh Brothers Construction, No. 18-7514 (E.D. La. Oct. 3, 2019).

Oct 03 2019
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Key Insight: Party could still be sanctioned to pay expert fees where party unsuccessfully altered evidence.

Nature of Case: Automobile accident.

Electronic Data Involved: Photographs and videos.

Keywords: “altering” “deleting” “deliberate[ly]” “computer scientist” “Facebook post”

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Cruz v. G-Star Inc., No. 17 Civ. 7685 (PGG) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2019)

Sep 30 2019
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Key Insight: Plaintiff never articulated claims that would make reasonable person believe lawsuit was likely. No duty to preserve had yet attached when Plaintiff when to HR.

Nature of Case: Discrimination

Electronic Data Involved: emails and SAP account

Keywords: Imminent litigation; adverse inference

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In re Application to Obtain Discovery for Use in Foreign Proceedings (6th Circuit, 2019)

Sep 19 2019
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Key Insight: can provision 1782(a) be extended to use in private arbitration

Nature of Case: supply-chain logistics

Electronic Data Involved: use of discovery in private arbitration

Keywords: private arbitration, tribunal, provision 1782(a)

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Wolff v. United Airlines, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-00591-RM-SKC (D. Colo. Sep. 17, 2019).

Sep 17 2019
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Key Insight: Both sides moved for spoliation sanctions. Court was troubled by failure to suspend automatic deletion and loss of personal cell phone, but imposed no sanctions.

Nature of Case: Employee Termination/Discrimination

Electronic Data Involved: cell phones, company computer, notebooks

Keywords: spoliation; sanctions; automatic deletion

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Shim-Larkin v. City of New York, 16-CV-6099 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 16, 2019)

Sep 16 2019
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Key Insight: The obligation to preserve evidence in a workplace discrimination suit can extend to personal devices known to contain relevant material.

Nature of Case: workplace discrimination

Electronic Data Involved: text messages

Keywords: personal device, text message, obligation to preserve

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Williams v. American College of Education, Inc. (Northern District of Illinois, 2019)

Sep 16 2019
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Key Insight: whether the party acted willfully in destroying electronic information by installing a new operating system to his remote access computer

Nature of Case: employment discrimination and retaliation

Electronic Data Involved: destroyed electronically stored information

Keywords: spoliation, updating operating system, electronically stored information

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