Archive - 2018

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Cooper Tire & Rubber v. Koch, 812 S.E.2d 256 (S.C. Ga. March 15, 2018)
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In re Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation, 301 F. Supp. 3d 917 (N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division, 2018)
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Karnoski v. Trump (W.D. Wash., 2018)
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Willis v. Cost Plus (W.D. La., 2018)
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Lokai Holdings LLC v. Twin Tiger USA LLC (Southern District of New York, 2018)
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United States v. Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018)
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U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., No. 11-CV-3406 (C.D. Ill. Mar. 8, 2018)
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Caltenco v. G.H. Food, Inc., 16 Civ. 1705 (LDH)(VMS), 2018 WL 1788147 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 7, 2018)
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Gordon v. Almanza (No. 16-CV-00603 (S.D. Iowa Mar. 5, 2018), 2018)
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Apex Colors, Inc. v. Chemworld International Limited, Inc. (N.D. Ind., 2018)

In re Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation, 301 F. Supp. 3d 917 (N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division, 2018)

Key Insight: clawback, claw back, waiver, inadvertent disclosure

Nature of Case: RICO, Personal Injury, Product Liability

Keywords: clawback, claw back, waiver, waived, inadvertent disclosure, inadvertence, attorney-client privilege

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Willis v. Cost Plus (W.D. La., 2018)

Key Insight: admissibility of evidence of spoliation without a finding of an intent to deprive

Nature of Case: personal injury

Electronic Data Involved: video tape

Keywords: intentional spoliation, adverse inference or presumption, Louisiana, negligence, bad faith

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Lokai Holdings LLC v. Twin Tiger USA LLC (Southern District of New York, 2018)

Key Insight: Routine deletion of emails/lack of archival service leads to sanctions, but may not be considered intentionally depriving opposing counsel depending on the circumstances

Nature of Case: Trade-dress infringement

Electronic Data Involved: Emails

Keywords: sanctions, preclusion order, beads

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United States v. Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018)

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

Keywords: Horse, soring, cost-sharing

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U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., No. 11-CV-3406 (C.D. Ill. Mar. 8, 2018)

Key Insight: reproduction of files in TIFF format, review production for responsiveness

Nature of Case: False Claims Act

Electronic Data Involved: emails, electronically stored documents, transaction data

Keywords: TIFF, native format, overly burdensome, technology assisted review, TAR, Image Files, Bates number

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Caltenco v. G.H. Food, Inc., 16 Civ. 1705 (LDH)(VMS), 2018 WL 1788147 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 7, 2018)

Key Insight: duty to preserve, spoliation sanctions

Nature of Case: labor dispute

Electronic Data Involved: metadata, accountant summary, notebook pages, loose sheet records

Keywords: adverse inference instructions, prejudice, reasonably anticipate litigation, culpable state of mind

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Gordon v. Almanza (No. 16-CV-00603 (S.D. Iowa Mar. 5, 2018), 2018)

Key Insight: Cell phone important to case was thrown against wall and destroyed after failed romantic encounter

Nature of Case: personal injury

Electronic Data Involved: cell phone activity data

Keywords: “he threw the cellular telephone against the wall after a failed romantic encounter”, “possibly using some other app”, “near-fatal tractor-trailer collision”

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Apex Colors, Inc. v. Chemworld International Limited, Inc. (N.D. Ind., 2018)

Key Insight: Third party provided date limited information to Plaintiff, Defendant sought entire image; Date Limited information provided to Plaintiff was all Plaintiff was required to produce.

Nature of Case: Trade Secrets, Bankruptcy, Civil Consipiracy

Electronic Data Involved: Forensic Image of Laptop

Keywords: forensic image; date-limited, third party

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