Knotty Issues of eDiscovery
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German v. Micro Elecs., iNC., is an employment case that involved discovery disputes centering on the Plaintiff’s mitigation of damages, including among other issues, the Plaintiff’s calendars and online activity, including blogging and records-keeping. The Plaintiff’s attorney claimed the Plaintiff had hardship in responding, because she could not afford to make copies,[…]
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Letters versus telegrams. Faxes versus emails. Attorneys must be familiar with the many ways people have communicated in the everyday course of their lives. “Social media” is just another evolution in technology for possible sources of electronically stored information. Robinson v. Jones Lang Lasalle Ams., is a case centering on a motion[…]
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The airline Defendant in a slip-and-fall case at an airport brought a motion for Plaintiff to produce her entire Facebook profile, including the private sections. Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen denied the motion. Tompkins v. Detroit Metro. Airport, 278 F.R.D. 387 ( E.D. Mich. 2012). The Court quickly recognized that[…]
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Two fishing boats voyaged into the ocean of e-Discovery when the Plaintiff learned of digital photos and video of a collision that was not produced in discovery. May v. F/V LORENA MARIE, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52695, (D. Alaska May 16, 2011). The discovery dispute surfaced like a carb pot[…]
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