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Legal Malpractice Suit Against Kay Scholer Alleges Failure to Produce “Hundreds of Thousands” of Documents
July 3rd, 2008
Dallas-based chemical company Celanese Corp. has filed suit against the New York Law firm of Kaye Scholer LLP and two former Kaye Scholer lawyers, accusing them of malpractice during the discovery phase of an antitrust suit. Celanese alleges that Kaye Scholer failed to turn over to an opposing party “hundreds of thousands” of documents that [...]
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Former HP Executive Indicted in Email Case
July 3rd, 2008
Well, just when you thought executives at the most technological-savvy companies in the world would no longer fall into the trap of sending damaging or incriminating Email to each other….think again. A former Hewlitt Packard vice president has been indicted by federal prosecutors for allegedly passing a confidential Email from his previous employer, IBM to [...]
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When is Under Seal Not Under Seal
June 5th, 2008
GE Finds Out the Hard Way
It always makes us wonder if life in the law weren’t a little less thorny back before the days of email and electronic discovery, back-up tapes and terabytes of data. The latest saga comes courtesy of the class action sex-discrimination …
Get the rest of Michael J. Eng’s story here…
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Judge Rules E-Discovery Disclosure Goof Waives Attorney-Client Privilege
June 5th, 2008
A federal magistrate in Baltimore has ruled a company sued for infringement has no attorney-client privilege in 165 documents mistakenly turned over to its opponent in e-discovery. The documents included several communications between the company Creative Pipe Inc. and its lawyers. U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm ruled Creative Pipe…
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Ten Tips for Preserving Computer Evidence After an Incident
May 16th, 2008
If you have a possible trade secret case in your hands and believe you will
need computer forensics in the near future, there are some important steps to
take to ensure the collection of valuable data without spoliation. Treat the
scene as a true crime scene, and use these tips as a guideline for your trade
secret case:
Don’t [...]
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