April 18, 2017 – Electronic Discovery Law

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger (U. S. Supreme Court, 2017)

Apr 18 2017

Key Insight: Slow responses to discovery; withholding information; Discovery fraud

Nature of Case: Personal Injury

Electronic Data Involved: Not specifically stated “documents”

Keywords: Attorney Fees; Bad Faith; Withholding information; Misconduct; Sanctions must be compensatory not punitive; Court’s inherent authority; But-For test

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Elhannon LLC v. F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co., No. 2:14-cv-262 (D. Vt. Apr. 18, 2017)

Apr 18 2017

Key Insight: Defendant has inadequate production even when supplemented. Judge ordered meet-and-confer to work out some of the disagreements. Judge did not give either side sanctions.

Nature of Case: Breach of Contract; Consumer Fraud

Electronic Data Involved: E-mail; Electronic Database

Keywords: Meet-and-confer; Inadequate Production; Supplemental Production

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