Archive - March 2018

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Mitchell v. Universal Music Group, 2018 WL 1573233, 3:15-cv-0174 (W.D. Ky. March 30, 2018)
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GoPro, Inc. v. 360Heros, Inc., No. 16-cv-01944-SI (N.D. Cal. March 30, 2018)
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Scalpi v. Amorim (S.D. N.Y., 2018)
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Mid-Atlantic Framing v. AVA Realty Ithaca, LLC (N.D.N.Y., 2018)
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North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Systems, Inc. v. Multiplan, Inc., No. 12-cv-1633 (JMA) (AKT) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2018).
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Greer v. Mehiel (Southern District New York, 2018)
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Terry v. Register Tapes Unlimited (E.D. Cal., 2018)
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Void v. T.D. Large (W.D. Va., 2018)
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Schmalz v. Village of North Riverside, et al, No. 13-cv-8012 (N.D. Ill. March 23, 2018)
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Dremak v. Urban Outfitter (Cal. App., 2018)

Mitchell v. Universal Music Group, 2018 WL 1573233, 3:15-cv-0174 (W.D. Ky. March 30, 2018)

Key Insight: motion to compel supplemental discovery responses

Nature of Case: copyright infringement suit

Electronic Data Involved: “documents” “financial documents” “going back 30 years”

Keywords: waived privilege, clearly erroneous, motion to compel

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GoPro, Inc. v. 360Heros, Inc., No. 16-cv-01944-SI (N.D. Cal. March 30, 2018)

Key Insight: Forged Skype conversation does not terminate case, but leads to attorney’s fees and adverse inference

Nature of Case: Trademark infringement

Electronic Data Involved: Skype conversation

Keywords: Skype, forgery, GoPro, ABYSS

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Scalpi v. Amorim (S.D. N.Y., 2018)

Key Insight: Expert opinion re spoliation is discarded. Spoliation motion denied since plaintiff has not shown that there was intent to deprive or that she has suffered any prejudice.

Nature of Case: Excessive force

Electronic Data Involved: Video of the subject of litigation

Keywords: spoliation, intent to deprive, prejudice, expert, affidavit, sanctions

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Mid-Atlantic Framing v. AVA Realty Ithaca, LLC (N.D.N.Y., 2018)

Key Insight: Willfull failure to produce records in discovery; Adverse inferences

Nature of Case: Contract

Electronic Data Involved: ESI

Keywords: Summary Judgment; Spoliation; Sanctions; Bad Faith; Mechanics lien; discovery delay; failure to produce records

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North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Systems, Inc. v. Multiplan, Inc., No. 12-cv-1633 (JMA) (AKT) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2018).

Key Insight: requiring creation of new documents, proportionality

Nature of Case: breach of contract

Electronic Data Involved: electronic records

Keywords: timeliness, relevance, raw data, create, creation of documents, cost-shifting, preclusion order

Identified Local Court Rule(s): Loc. Civ. R. 37.1

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Greer v. Mehiel (Southern District New York, 2018)

Key Insight: Sanctions are inappropriate where deleted emails were recovered

Nature of Case: first amendment

Electronic Data Involved: emails, deleted electronic records

Keywords: deleted emails, recovering deleted records

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Terry v. Register Tapes Unlimited (E.D. Cal., 2018)

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

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Schmalz v. Village of North Riverside, et al, No. 13-cv-8012 (N.D. Ill. March 23, 2018)

Key Insight: Spoliation of text messages, negligent spoliation, analysis under FRCP 37(e)

Nature of Case: Employment, wrongful termination, retaliation

Electronic Data Involved: Text messages

Keywords: Litigation hold, spoliation, text messages, 37(e), jury instruction,

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Dremak v. Urban Outfitter (Cal. App., 2018)

Key Insight: Defendant incurred costs that were “reasonable and necessary to the litigation” via a “time consuming process”, and thus were awarded the costs from the opposing party.

Nature of Case: Violation of the Credit Card Act, class action

Electronic Data Involved: Wide range of documents

Keywords: Predictive coding, seed set, “reasonable and necessary”, Predictive coding cost

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