Topic
Document Destruction
21 published works
Simple Justice
USAID Told To Burn, Baby, Burn
Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone” strategy is brilliant, in a truly evil sort of way. One can barely keep up with the daily malfeasance, no less spend more than a…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Wiped Company Laptop Leads to Sanctions for Plaintiff: eDiscovery Case Law
By Doug Austin
In McLaughlin v. Lenovo Global Tech. (U.S.) Inc., Massachusetts Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein sanctioned the plaintiff for turning in a wiped company laptop months after he was supposed to…
The Contractor's Perspective
The difference between routine document destruction and spoliation
In today’s world, there is a tendency to believe that everything must be preserved forever. The common belief is that documents, emails, text messages, etc. cannot be deleted because doing…
The Right Coast
Chinese diplomats start burning documents after State Department orders closure of Houston consulate | Daily Mail Online
The U.S. abruptly ordered the closure of China's consulate in Houston, Texas on Tuesday night leading to Chinese diplomats burning documents and papers in trash cans in the courtyard of…
Supreme Court Update
Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States (04-368), Cutter v. Wilkinson (03-9877), Tory v. Cochran (03-1488) and order list
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court issued three opinions today, plus one cert grant. First, the headline-grabbing case of the day, Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States (04-368), in which the…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
First FCA prosecution for alleged destruction of documents
A former banker has been charged with the offence of destroying documents which he knew or suspected were relevant to an FCA investigation. It is alleged that Mr Vishnyak deleted…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Ex-Chubb Vice President of Claims Says Company Destroyed Pertinent Litigation Documents
By Chip Merlin
Anthony Guerriero, a former vice president in charge of claims, filed a lawsuit in Union County Superior Court, New Jersey, claiming he was fired after raising concerns that Chubb destroyed…
Colorado Non-Compete Law Blog
Computer crime in Colorado; the risk of criminal prosecution for deleting documents
By Dan Warden
Once the decision is made to quit and join a competitor, employees sometimes will delete information on the company laptop issued to them. Various explanations are offered by employees for the…
Antitrust Alert
Criminal Charges for Executive Stemming from Discovery Responses in DOJ Civil Antitrust Litigation
On October 14, 2016, former vice president and director of information technology of Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), Ralph Groen, entered a guilty plea for concealing and attempting to destroy documents…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Former Patient Advocate took Medical Records from Hospital, Alleges Hospital Instructed her to Destroy Them
Approximately 233 pages of confidential patient grievance files are at the center of a legal storm in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. In the case of Peterson v.…