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How the Failure to Preserve Data from a Mobile Device Can Drastically Affect Trial Strategy

The importance of early planning and thorough preservation of electronic data cannot be overstated, especially when it comes to litigation. In a recent case, Two Canoes LLC v. Addian Inc. (April 30, 2024), the failure to...more

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Spoliation Sanctions & Summary Judgment Denial: A Wake-Up Call for Mobile Device Preservation

A recent decision in ediscovery case law, Maziar v. City of Atlanta from June 10, 2024, underscores the crucial importance of early preservation, particularly regarding text messages from mobile devices. This case, presided...more

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Mitigating Chain of Custody Risks with Digital Evidence

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If you’re an attorney, a paralegal, an investigator, a law enforcement officer, or even if you just watch a lot of legal dramas on television, you’re likely familiar with the term “chain of custody”....more

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Court Denies Motion to Amend Complaint to Allege Spoliation Based Upon Failure to Preserve Dashboard Camera Made After Amendment...

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Ortiz v. Stevenson, 2023 WL 6619674, No. 21-cv-17066 (EP) (ESK) (D. N.J. Oct. 11, 2023) - The present issue involves a plaintiff’s attempt to amend the complaint to allege spoliation of a dashboard camera. The plaintiff was...more

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Do You Have a Plan in Place to Preserve Video? You’ll Want to in California.

[Editor’s Note: This article has been republished with permission. It was originally published October 19, 2023 on the eDiscovery Assistant Blog] In Episode 121 of Case of the Week, Kelly Twigger, CEO and Founder of...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for November 2023 - November 16th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

It’s time to be thankful – for eDiscovery case law! Our November 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses permissive inference sanctions for destruction of video, sanctions for failing to...more

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Order’s Up: No Spoliation Sanctions for Cook’s Failure to Back-up Stolen iPhone – Case Law Update

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A recent decision declined to find the requisite “intent to deprive” that would merit sanctions under Rule 37(e) when a plaintiff was unable to produce text messages because his phone had been stolen and he had not taken...more

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[Webinar] Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for June 2023 - June 27th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Break the summertime blues with some red-hot eDiscovery case law disputes! Our June 2023 monthly webinar of cases covered by the eDiscovery Today blog discusses six disputes including a case where discovery is “like watching...more

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The Duty to Preserve Evidence May Begin Before Formal Notice of Litigation

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The preservation of, or failure to preserve, ESI in a litigation context provides ample opportunities for counsel to stumble and is a fertile area of case law. In this blog we will look at Hollis v. CEVA Logistics U.S., Inc.,...more

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Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey

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In New York and New Jersey, parties have certain duties to ensure preservation of evidence. Join Goldberg Segalla’s Rosa D. Forrester and Aaron M. VanNostrand for a discussion of when those duties are triggered, how to...more

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[Webinar] Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey - September 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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In New York and New Jersey, parties have certain duties to ensure preservation of evidence. Join Goldberg Segalla’s Rosa D. Forrester and Aaron M. VanNostrand for a discussion of when those duties are triggered, how to...more

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Legal Hold Should Be Easy by Now. So, Why Do We Still See So Many Failures to Execute It?

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Over the years, the most common type of eDiscovery case law rulings I’ve covered involved sanctions requests for spoliation of electronically stored information (ESI). It’s a common issue for organizations – whether the...more

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School District Sanctioned For Failing To Preserve Evidence After Receiving EEOC Charge

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A Maryland federal district court’s decision underscores the need to preserve evidence once notified of a potential lawsuit and the significant consequences for not doing so. In Eller v. Prince George’s Cty. Pub. Sch.,...more

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“You Can’t Heal What You Never Reveal”: Plaintiffs Are Entitled To Sanctions And Adverse Inference At Trial Because Jay-Z And S....

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The duty to preserve potentially relevant evidence – documentary or electronic – arises when a lawsuit is reasonably anticipated. Although this is a subjective standard, Parlux Fragrances, LLC et al v. S. Carter...more

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Court Dicta in Paisley Park v. Boxill Foresees Expansion of Discoverable ESI

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Parties “Do Not Get to Select What Evidence They Want to Produce, or From What Sources” Are you preserving all of the electronically stored information (ESI) that’s relevant to your litigation matters? What about...more

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GDPR and U.S. eDiscovery - Who Will Win the Game of Chicken

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Well, it has now happened. The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. In the lead up to G-Day, commentators published a voluminous amount of materials in legal...more

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If Evidence In Its Original Form Is No Longer Available – But A Copy Of That Evidence Is – Are Spoliation Sanctions Appropriate?

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In Barcroft Media, Ltd. et al. v. Coed Media Grp., LLC, No. 16-CV-7634 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2017), Plaintiffs – providers of entertainment-related photojournalism and owners of celebrity photographs – interposed various...more

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