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DC Court Admonishes Party for Flouting Discovery Deadline and Orders Attorney’s Fees Sanction
In 3E Mobile, LLC v. Global Cellular, Inc., Case NO. 14-1975 (District of Columbia, Dec. 22, 2016), Plaintiff, a manufacturer of cell phone cases, sued Defendant, a provider of cell phone accessories, several years ago over an intellectual property dispute. The case was settled in 2013, and Defendant promised to
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Was Predictive Coding in Dynamo Holdings Performed in Accordance with the FRCP?
Parties Disagreed on the Outcome of a Three-Year Electronic Discovery Dispute Starting in 2013, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue has been embroiled in an electronic discovery dispute that may have finally been resolved in Dynamo Holdings Limited Partnership v. Commissioner of Interval Revenue, 143 T.C. 183 (2014). Petitioner in the
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Illinois Court of Appeals Reverses Order Permitting Forensic Imaging of Plaintiff Computer
In Carlson v. Jerousek, et. al., Case No. 15-1248 (Ill. App. Ct., Dec. 15, 2016), Plaintiff sued Defendants when his car was rear-ended by a bus operated by Defendants. He alleged physical and cognitive disabilities, emotional distress, disfigurement, and loss of normal life. Defendants admitted liability but contested the extent
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Court Orders Production of Altered Email in Native Format
Lifetouch National School Studios, Inc. v. Roles, Case No. 15-234 (W.D. P.A., Dec. 15, 2016) is a breach of contract case stemming from an employment contract between Plaintiff employer and Defendant former employee. Defendant former employee was accused of breaches of her employment agreement by skimming money off of the
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Court Denies Motion to Compel Inspection of Sexual Harassment Plaintiff’s Phone and Computer
In Hespe v. City of Chicago et. al., Case No. 13-7998 (N.D. Ill., Dec. 15, 2016), Plaintiff, a Chicago police officer, sued the city and two other individual police officers for sex discrimination and hostile work environment, alleging that her supervisor, Defendant Breimon, sexually harassed her; that the City failed
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CTA Ordered to Produce Spreadsheet of Confidential FLMA Forms to Plaintiff Bus Driver
In Buchanan v. Chicago Transit Authority, Case No. 16-4577 (N.D. Ill., Dec. 7, 2016), Plaintiff sued Defendant, his employer, under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Plaintiff was a Chicago city bus driver who had been injured in a car accident, causing him to request intermittent FMLA leave from
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Plaintiffs Ordered to Produce Documentation Relating to Trucking Accident Under FRCP 26
Nkansah et. al. v. Martinez et. al., Case No. 15-646 (M.D. La., Nov. 7, 2016) is a lawsuit stemming from a trucking accident in which Plaintiffs alleged personal injury and mental anguish of Plaintiff Nkansah, one of the truck drivers, as well as damage to the truck and loss of
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Wrongful Death Plaintiff Awarded Attorneys’ Fees for Defendant Failure to Preserve ESI and Other Evidence
In wrongful death case McQueen et. al. v. Aramark Corp. et. al., Case No. 15-492 (D. Utah, Nov. 29, 2016), Plaintiff’s decedent, Alec McQueen, was killed in an incident at the Bullfrog Marina. On August 15, 2014, before filing the lawsuit, Plaintiff sent a litigation hold letter to Defendant demanding
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Defendant Must Produce Manipulated Version of Data Already Produced
In Connectus LLC v. Ampush Media, Inc. et. al., Case No. 15-2778 (M.D. Fla., Nov. 30, 2016), Plaintiff sued Defendants for stealing proprietary data worth millions of dollars and selling it to third parties. Plaintiff operates a website that connects prospective college students with different schools, either directly through the
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District Judge Vacates Magistrate’s Order Sanctioning Bad Faith Alteration of Documents
In Huang v. Lin et. al., Case No. 14-7204 (E.D. N.Y., Nov. 23, 2016), Plaintiff, a former employee of Defendants, sued Defendants for wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. During discovery, Defendants produced documents purporting to be Plaintiff’s weekly pay stubs. Plaintiff, concerned that the documents