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Sheldon Adelson Faces eDiscovery Sanctions Over Chinese Casino Dispute
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, whose estimated worth is approximately $20 billion, is facing sanctions for eDiscovery violations in a county district court in Las Vegas. The plaintiff in the ongoing case Steven Jacobs v. Las Vegas Sands, A627691-B, alleges his former employer fired him from his position as CEO of
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Can Mirror-Imaging Orders Better Preserve Electronic Data?
The wiping of work computers or business smartphones will likely be considered spoliation after a duty to preserve evidence arises, but what about home computers or cell phones? Evidence on personal computers is held to the same standard as business computers, but the electronic data is harder to control or
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Email Threads: The eDiscovery Key to Unlocking Truths
As our blog frequently writes about litigants’ duty to preserve evidence, one form of electronic data is paramount: email threads and correspondence. Even in business settings, the casual nature of email adds to the candor that is frequently found within its contents. Add to this the instantaneous and real-time capture
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Electronic Discovery Shines a Bright Light on Defendant Misconduct
Our blog frequently writes about preservation of evidence and how corporate defendants are getting into hot water when their litigation hold policies fall short. As more corporations move to full electronic data over paper documentation, it will become harder to hide, destroy or fail to produce relevant evidence. This is