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San Francisco, California · San FranciscoIn Li v. Merck & Co., Inc., California Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson found that plaintiff’s duty to preserve arose when she was terminated, rendering moot most of defendant's request for spoliation sanctions. However, Judge Hixson did grant defendant’s request for Rule 26 sanctions, finding “that the attorney that signed the October 21, 2024 discovery responses violated Rule 26 and should be sanctioned”. So, he ordered plaintiff’s attorney t…Read Article
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Wilmington, Delaware · WilmingtonIn Belvac Prod. Mach., Inc.v. Adonis Acquisition Holdings LLC, Delaware Magistrate Judge Sherry R. Fallon denied Plaintiff’s motion for the entry of its proposed ESI protocol is without prejudice, ordering the parties to meet and confer to discuss Defendant’s preservation obligations, including the preservation of RAM (random access memory) in Defendant's computers. The post Preservation of RAM Request Leads to Meet and Confer Order: eDiscovery …Read Article
