Key Insight: Provide only the information requested, especially if it is simple database records, additional work will not be compensated
Nature of Case: Horse Protection Act
Electronic Data Involved: Database records
Key Insight: Sanctions were appropriate for a fraudulently edited email entered into evidence
Nature of Case: Judge removal
Electronic Data Involved: E-mails
Key Insight: Failure to produce discovery and making misrepresentations about the nature and content of documents so as to not produce them.
Nature of Case: trademark infringement
Electronic Data Involved: business documents, text messages, personal messages of employees.
Keywords: Compel, “chinese privacy law” misrepresentation,
Key Insight: whether the plaintiff is required to identify the specific fields of information for Rule 26(f) conference
Nature of Case: Violation of TCPA
Electronic Data Involved: telephone calls from autodialing system
Keywords: autodialing system
Key Insight: spoliation
Nature of Case: Fair Labor Standards Act, retaliation
Electronic Data Involved: mobile phone data, text messages
Keywords: spoliation, sanctions, preservation, reasonable steps, intent to deprive, negligence
Key Insight: Attorney sanctions for dishonest conduct and willful interference with discovery process
Nature of Case: Employment discrimination
Keywords: attorney misconduct, dishonest conduct, false testimony
Key Insight: cost-shifting, proportionality
Nature of Case: Title IX violation
Electronic Data Involved: computer, cell phone, text messages
Keywords: privacy interests, forensic examination, attorney’s fees and costs, inconsistent testimony
Key Insight: Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery, unforeseen or unanticipated matters.
Nature of Case: unlawful restraint of trade class action
Electronic Data Involved: 3.5 million predominantly non-responsive documents produced by defendant, predictive coding.
Keywords: deficient TAR process, 3.5 million documents, predictive coding, preposterous, glitch.
Key Insight: A part protesting specific RFPs in an ESI stipulation must show why it is unduly burdensome
Nature of Case: class action unfair competition
Electronic Data Involved: audio files, hard-copy correspondence, archived email
Keywords: pre class certification discovery, ESI protocol, ESI Stipulation, proportionality
Key Insight: sanctions for fabrication of documents
Nature of Case: breach of contract
Electronic Data Involved: e-mails
Keywords: spoliation, fabrication, native version, native file, terminating sanctions, litigation hold
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