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Document Preservation
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Back to basics: Litigation hold notices
The recent amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) makes clear that document preservation is not something to be taken lightly. Issuing a litigation hold notice is the first,…
EvidenceProf Blog
A Law Student Was in Charge of Subpoenaing Don’s Work Records From LensCrafters
By Colin Miller
A commenter on my post yesterday asked the following question: "Can you please clarify by what you mean that the clerk was 'in charge' of his alibi defense?" I'm glad…
Byte Back
But Judge, the dog ate my homework!
By Peter Sloan
When a judge hears that documents no longer exist due to a company’s retention schedule, it feels like we’re transported back to grade school, with a sheepish pupil making lame…
FCA Update
Court Allows Former Employee to Retain Company Documents Relevant to Potential FCA Claim
Companies may think their documents are safe from disclosure based on confidentiality agreements with employees, but a recent decision in the Northern District of Illinois highlights the risk that courts…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Purloined Letters — Update
I posted last year on Ms. Saavedra’s plight – and its implications for employees more generally – when the New Jersey Appellate Division last year upheld an indictment against a worker…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Original Documents Are Always Worth Protecting
Original documents are always hard to keep track of, particularly for younger generations that are used to having most documents being purely digital. However, failure to keep track of original…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Clearing Out the Files
It can be difficult to find important documents when they are needed if the amount of kept records are overflowing multiple boxes and filing cabinets. Here are some tips on…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Darryl Strawberry, Taylor Swift, Law School Enrollment
Law school enrollment continues to be a big issue in the legal world, as some alarming trends don't appear to be slowing down. Philip Thomas has a good piece on…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Documentary Evidence and CPLR 3211…What is Allowed?
Daughter works for a law firm, and hears of a financial opportunity. She gets her parents involved, and surprise...the loans do not work out! They sue the law firm for…
Manufacturing Law Blog
The Importance of Having A Document Retention Policy
Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at ACI's 2nd Annual Consumer Products Regulation & Litigation Conference in Chicago. During the conference, I moderated a panel of in-house attorneys…