e-Lawyering Aviles v. S&P Global, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2021) May 24, 2021 by Robertson Noreus Key Insight: Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Compel to allow them unfettered access to all information located on a server. Defendant objected, claiming that Plaintiffs had no legal right to the server, and information on the server was irrelevant, confid... Read more » CASE SUMMARIES Data Preservation Diversity Jurisdiction Fraud FRCP 26(b)(1) Scope Defined by Relevance and Proportionality (effective Dec. 1 Motion to Compel Other Federal Rule(s) of Civil Procedure and/or Evidence Rule: FRCP 34(a) Privilege or Work Product Protections Proportionality Relevance Server Shareholder Suit
e-Lawyering Abedin v. Palominos Osorio (N.Y.A.D. Nov. 12, 2020) November 12, 2020 by Robertson Noreus Key Insight: The court granted defendant’s motion to compel the minor plaintiff to sign authorizations to obtain her social media information. “[D]efendant demonstrated that records from [plaintiff’s] Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram accounts were ‘re... Read more » CASE SUMMARIES Emotional Distress Damages Facebook Instagram Motion to Compel Relevance Snapchat Social Media State Rule(s) of Civil Procedure and/or Evidence Rule: CPLR 3101(a)
e-Lawyering Abedin v. Palominos Osorio (N.Y.A.D. Nov. 12, 2020) November 12, 2020 by Robertson Noreus Key Insight: The court granted defendant’s motion to compel the minor plaintiff to sign authorizations to obtain her social media information. “[D]efendant demonstrated that records from [plaintiff’s] Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram accounts were ‘re... Read more » CASE SUMMARIES Emotional Distress Damages Facebook Instagram Motion to Compel Relevance Snapchat Social Media State Rule(s) of Civil Procedure and/or Evidence Rule: CPLR 3101(a)
e-Lawyering Livingston v. City of Chicago (Northern District of Illinois, 2020) September 3, 2020 by KLG PDF Import Key Insight: A responding party is best suited to determine the method of review and using TAR to pre-cull documents from review is an acceptable methodology Nature of Case: Hiring discrimination Electronic Data Involved: Emails Keywords: Chicago, fire... Read more » CASE SUMMARIES Computer Assisted Review Motion to Compel Other Federal Rule(s) of Civil Procedure and/or Evidence
e-Lawyering Oppenheimer v. Episcopal Communicators (Western District of North Carolina, 2020) August 14, 2020 by KLG PDF Import Key Insight: A non-moving party’s objections to discovery need to be more than boilerplate and must be specific Nature of Case: Copyright infringement (DMCA) Electronic Data Involved: Electronic documents generally Keywords: Copyright, DMCA, phot... Read more » CASE SUMMARIES Discoverability Scope, Including FRCP 26(b)(1) Scope (Prior to Dec. 1, 2015) Motion to Compel Proportionality
e-Lawyering Tanner v. BD LaPlace, LLC, No. 2:17-cv-05141-MLCF-MBN (E.D. La. July 23, 2018) December 1, 2018 by eDiscovery Import Key Insight: Whether discovery of requested records is relevant and proportional, whether privilege as regards medical records is waived when a plaintiff puts his/her medical condition at issue Nature of Case: ADA disability discrimination Electronic D... Read more » CASE SUMMARIES FRCP 26(b)(1) Scope in General (effective Dec. 1, 2015) Motion to Compel