Archive - 2018

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Ball v. George Washington Univ., No. 17-cv-0507 (DLF) (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018)
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UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Grande Comuns. Networks, LLC (W.D. Tex., 2018)
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In Re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litigation, MDL 2591, No. 16-2788-JWL (D. Kan. Sept. 25, 2018)
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In re Abilify (Aripiprazole) Prod. Liab. Litig., No. 3:16-md-2734 (N.D. Fla. Sept. 17, 2018)
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Garrett v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees, No. 17-cv-2874-T-23AAS (M.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 2018)
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In Re Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2656, Misc. No. 15-1404 (D.D.C., 2018)
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Price v. Synapse Grp. Inc. (Southern District California, 2018)
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In re Catalan (E.D. Pa., 2018)
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Digital Ally, Inc. v. Taser International Inc., No. 16-cv-2032-CM-TJJ (D. Kan. Sept. 11, 2018)
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Comlab Corp. v. Kal Tire, No. 17-cv-1907 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2018)

Ball v. George Washington Univ., No. 17-cv-0507 (DLF) (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018)

Key Insight: spoliation, failure to preserve ESI

Nature of Case: wrongful termination, negligence, violation of rights

Electronic Data Involved: surveillance footage, video footage

Keywords: surveillance footage, permanent storage, automatic overwrite, download

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UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Grande Comuns. Networks, LLC (W.D. Tex., 2018)

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

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In Re Syngenta AG MIR 162 Corn Litigation, MDL 2591, No. 16-2788-JWL (D. Kan. Sept. 25, 2018)

Key Insight: Converting native documents to a specified type not objected to in an earlier order is not overly burdensome

Nature of Case: Corn litigation

Electronic Data Involved: Electronic documents

Keywords: Corn, TIFF, native format, bates stamping

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In re Abilify (Aripiprazole) Prod. Liab. Litig., No. 3:16-md-2734 (N.D. Fla. Sept. 17, 2018)

Key Insight: inadvertent disclosure, privilege, clawback

Nature of Case: products liability

Electronic Data Involved: internal email, internal powerpoint

Keywords: timeliness, clawback, “no harm, no foul”, delay, disclosure motion, protective order

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Garrett v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees, No. 17-cv-2874-T-23AAS (M.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 2018)

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

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In Re Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2656, Misc. No. 15-1404 (D.D.C., 2018)

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.

Price v. Synapse Grp. Inc. (Southern District California, 2018)

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

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In re Catalan (E.D. Pa., 2018)

Key Insight: Debt from a sanction for willful/malicious conduct is dischargeable if it is based on the underlying claim

Nature of Case: Breach of Contract

Electronic Data Involved: Document showing payment to vendors, cashier’s check

Keywords: Willful and malicious

Identified State Rule(s): Pa. R. Civ. P. 4019(c)(1)-(5)

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Comlab Corp. v. Kal Tire, No. 17-cv-1907 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2018)

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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