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Ninth Circuit Rules on Inherent Authority and FRCP 37(e)

The authors write "In this space nine years ago, nearly to the day, we analyzed the newly-enacted amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to e-discovery. These amendments included ...
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The New Rule 37(e) Pushes Forward Re: Discovery and Civil Procedure

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Meet the New Rule 37(e): What 'Stinson' Reveals About the Rule

In Part I of this article, we discussed the revised Rule 37(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which took effect on Dec. 1, and how in January the Southern District of New York, in Cat3 v.
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The Rules of Preservation: “Reasonable Steps” Under Amended Rule 37(e)

Amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e), which takes effect on December 1, 2015, authorizes courts to impose sanctions if electronically stored information (ESI) is lost because a party failed ...
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Rule 37(e)(1) Sanctions for Breach of Duty to Preserve Communications

Image: Holley Robinson, EDRM with AI. Sanctions were imposed on plaintiff for breach of the duty to preserve certain communications in Cooper v. Balt. Gas & Elec. Co., 2025 WL 2774847 (D. Md. Sep. 30, ...