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Facebook and Zuckerberg Prevail in Anti-SLAPP Case Involving Fabricated Contract and Emails
Argentieri v. Zuckerberg, et. al., Case No. A-147932 (Cal. App., Feb. 15, 2017) arises out of a separate federal suit filed against Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg by Paul Ceglia, alleging that Zuckerberg had contracted with him for the creation of Facebook and promised him money. The lawsuit was
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Court Compels Production in Native Format Over Objection of California Department of Education
In Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association, et. al. v. California Department of Education, et. al., Case No. 11-3471 (E.D. Cali Feb. 1, 2017), two associations of parents and children with disabilities sued Defendants alleging violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act by systemically failing to provide free appropriate public education
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District Of Kansas Orders Production in Native Format
The Plaintiff in Banks v. St. Francis Health Center, Inc., Case No. 15-2602 (D. Kansas, Nov. 23, 2015) filed suit against Defendant alleging race discrimination, harassment, and employment retaliation. During discovery, Plaintiff propounded requests for documents (including ESI) and interrogatories. Plaintiff filed a Motion to Compel as to certain aspects
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It Never Hurts to Ask: Case Law Update Regarding Requesting Native File Format
ILS often espouses the benefits of receiving defense document productions in native file format. In complex litigations with increasingly large document productions, the metadata that comes with native file production can be a game changer for plaintiffs, both in terms of facilitating global analysis of a document production and by