Key Insight: Should a party conduct a relevance review before returning requested discovery to the opposing side?
Nature of Case: Copyright
Electronic Data Involved: e-mails
Keywords: relevancy review, ESI, search terms
Key Insight: scope of search term requests
Nature of Case: patent infringement
Electronic Data Involved: email, search terms
Keywords: overbreadth objection, four requests
Key Insight: Sampling the null set is appropriate and proportional
Nature of Case: Antitrust
Electronic Data Involved: Electronically stored documents generally
Keywords: prescription medication, Acthar, clowns, TAR,
Key Insight: Undue burden or cost of discovery alleged by defendant.
Nature of Case: antitrust class action
Electronic Data Involved: ESI searches upon 12 custodians
Keywords: Has not made a threshold showing, does not satisfy the rule 26(b)(2)(C) factors.
Key Insight: search terms, proportionality
Nature of Case: employment discrimination
Electronic Data Involved: electronic records
Keywords: search terms, boolean connectors
Key Insight: Providing evidence of voluminous discovery allows for narrowing of search terms
Nature of Case: Patent infringement
Electronic Data Involved: Electronic documents
Keywords: Webasto, Jeep,
Key Insight: relevance of search terms, proportionality
Nature of Case: breach of contract, trade secrets
Keywords: sanctions, motion to compel, search terms, third-party subpoenas, personal capacity, proportionality, attorney’s fees, current version, pending motion for protective order
Key Insight: Defendant’s production was held to be inadequate due to only producing 1k out of tens of thousands, and not providing a signed verification that the production was full and complete.
Nature of Case: Contract
Electronic Data Involved: financial records, documents
Keywords: inadequate production, signed verification, trade secrets
Key Insight: Private messages between individuals that are not defendants are protected from discovery through the Stored Communications Act even if the providing company itself is the named defendant
Nature of Case: Class action securities fraud
Electronic Data Involved: Electronic messages (twitter direct messages)
Keywords: Class action, direct message, twitter, stock
Key Insight: 4.2 million pages of keyword “”hit”” documents produced without review, but designated “”Attorney Eyes Only.
Nature of Case: unfair competition
Electronic Data Involved: 4.2 million pages of keyword “”hit”” documents
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