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Monthly Archives: April 2007

Is Digital Different? Electronic Disclosure and Discovery in Civil Litigation

April 20, 2007 – 3:03 pm

By Kenneth J. Withers
I. Introduction
A new phenomenon has surfaced in civil litigation in the United States, or rather in the media coverage of significant cases. In the Microsoft antitrust litigation, the investigation of President Clinton by Judge Starr, Raytheon Corporation’s suit against its own employees for libel, countless employment-related actions, and even routine [...]

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Failing To Preserve Electronic Evidence Can Gut Your Case

April 19, 2007 – 2:41 pm

By Eric Sinrod,
If you want to succeed in litigation these days, it is imperative that relevant electronic data be preserved. The destruction of such data can lead to serious adverse evidentiary inferences, as illuminated by a very recent case.
The case of Easton Sports v. Warrior Lacrosse involves the movement of an employee from one [...]

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Gathering electronic evidence

April 18, 2007 – 2:20 pm

A NEW field of evidence gathering involves techniques designed to find relevant electronic evidence on personal computers. This investigative discipline will become an important discovery tool for both lawyers and law enforcement agencies. Here Dr Henry B Wolfe* explains the basics of what it can and cannot do.
Computer forensics refers to the developing field that [...]

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