April, 2008
Below are links to articles posted in April, 2008
Defense Attorneys Sanctioned for Obstructing Forensic Inspection of Defendant’s Computer Servers
April 15th, 2008
Defense Attorneys are Sanctioned for Obstructing the Forensic Inspection of Defendant’s Computer Servers
In the wrongful termination case of Sterle v. Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 2008 WL 961216 (D. Conn. Apr. 9, 2008), the plaintiff sought the e discovery and production of certain “DSFG Reports” which summarized information regarding the sales performance of employees in relation to [...]
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Request for Metadata Denied: Requestor fails to establish that the produced document was not reasonably usable.
April 15th, 2008
Larry Wescott’s article at www.electronicdiscoveryblog.com outlines why the court denied the request for metadata:
Requestor sought to compel producer to produce document in native format after producer had already produced it in hard copy and PDF format. Requestor alleged that the original version of the document, produced in Microsoft Word, contained metadata which indicated when the [...]
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June CLE Credit Deadline is Fast Approaching: One Firm Gets Creative.
April 9th, 2008
Lawyers at Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa Take Advantage of Earning CLE Credits in the Convenience of Their Own Offices
Impact Forensics hosted a Computer Forensics and Electronic Discovery CLE today in Chicago for the law offices of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa. This well-attended noon “Lunch & Learn” was presented by Jeffrey Hartman, Impact’s CEO, [...]
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FBI: Dollar Loss from Internet Crime Reaches An All-Time High
April 8th, 2008
An article in the Insurance Journal recently reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now listing the cost of Internet crimes as having increased by a staggering $40 million in just one year. This brings last years total to $240 Million dollars.
According to the FBI’s 2007 Internet Crime Report, the Internet Crime Complaint Center [...]
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Expedited Discovery Awarded for Attorneys Seeking Identity of Authors of Alleged Defamatory Remarks
April 3rd, 2008
It’s increasingly possible to determine the identify of those involved in anonymous internet defamation or other “Cyber” misconduct. A recent case in point: Two Yale law students, through their attorneys at Keker & Van Nest, have been successful in their motion for expedited discovery in attempting to determine the identities (via their IP addresses) of anonymous individuals [...]
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