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Jan-29-2009

E-Discovery Case Summary: Federal Court Orders Corporation to Pay

Jun-06-2008 — A recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York highlights the paramount importance of corporate counsel's taking a proactive and hands-on approach to managing electronic discovery at the earliest suggestion of a litigated dispute. In Treppel v. Biovail Corporation, the court authorized the plaintiff to conduct, at the defendants' expense, a "thorough forensic examination" of a laptop computer used by Biovail's Chairman and CEO based on what the court found More...

Litigation Case Summary: NYS High Court Holds Insurers Liable for "Conseque

Feb-22-2008 — In two strongly-worded, decisions, each with a sharp dissent, the New York Court of Appeals on February 19, 2008 effectively expanded the scope of damages recoverable under a commercial property insurance policy. More...

E-Discovery Case Summary: Court Awards $8.5 Million for E-Discovery Violati

Feb-05-2008 — In the latest surge in the rising tide of monetary sanctions for electronic discovery violations, on January 7, 2008 the United States District Court for the Southern District of Southern California required Qualcomm Incorporated to pay Broadcom Corporation $8.5 million in litigation costs and referred six of Qualcomm's lawyers to the state bar disciplinary committee for the failure to produce relevant documents in Qualcomm's patent infringement case against telecommunications rival Broadcom More...