Archive - 2019

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IN RE: 3M COMBAT ARMS EARPLUG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (N.D. Fla., 2019)
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Pineda Transportation, LLC et al v. Fleetone Factoring, LLC et al (District Court of Middle District of Tennessee, 2019)
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In Re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation (N.D. Cal. , 2019)
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Bass v. Facebook, Inc., No. 18-cv-05982 (N.D. Cal., 2019)
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Brumer v. Gray, No. 17-cv-00576 (D. Nev., 2019)
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In re Old BPSUSH Inc., No. 16-12373 (Bnkr. D. Del., 2019)
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Song et al v. Drenberg et al (N.D. Cal. , 2019)
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BARKER v. KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM USA, INC. et al (S.D. Ind., 2019)
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Peruto v. Roc Nation, Nos. 18-4468, 18-4818 (E.D. Pa. June 12, 2019).
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Frey v. Minter (M.D. Ga., 2019)

Pineda Transportation, LLC et al v. Fleetone Factoring, LLC et al (District Court of Middle District of Tennessee, 2019)

Key Insight: whether the delays in a case as a result of attorney error or inattention could be a reason to dismiss a case

Nature of Case: breach of contract, fraud

Electronic Data Involved: emails, documents

Keywords: evasive, face value

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In Re: MacBook Keyboard Litigation (N.D. Cal. , 2019)

Key Insight: Court did not grant motion to allow only TAR review but ordered cost estimate for cost shifting if requesting party proceeds with insisting review of 100k documents with 1-2% relevance rate

Keywords: low responsive rate and TAR

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Bass v. Facebook, Inc., No. 18-cv-05982 (N.D. Cal., 2019)

Key Insight: A contract clause limiting liability for data breaches caused by third parties is not unconscionable. However, this clause does not bar negligence claims for failing to comply with minimum data-security standards.

Nature of Case: data-breach class action

Electronic Data Involved: customer personal data

Keywords: data security, personal data, breach, unconscionable

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Brumer v. Gray, No. 17-cv-00576 (D. Nev., 2019)

Key Insight: Waiting until the last day of discovery to provide computation of damages does not constitute bad faith warranting severe sanctions.

Nature of Case: vehicle collision negligence

Keywords: willfulness, bad faith, last day of discovery

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In re Old BPSUSH Inc., No. 16-12373 (Bnkr. D. Del., 2019)

Key Insight: A law firm’s investigative records prepared for a client may not be withheld on work-product grounds from that client or former client.

Nature of Case: bankruptcy

Electronic Data Involved: Law firm investigative records and forensic accounts

Keywords: work-product, mental impressions, investigative records

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BARKER v. KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM USA, INC. et al (S.D. Ind., 2019)

Key Insight: Responding party did not meet its burden to show requests were improper because it only responded with general objections

Nature of Case: breach of contract

Electronic Data Involved: emails and business records

Keywords: general objection,

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