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January 11, 2012

California Supreme Court Applies Administrative Exemption to Claims Adjusters

In the waning days of 2011, a unanimous California Supreme Court gave California employers a holiday

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January 10, 2012

Pennsylvania Court Clarifies When Attorneys' Fees May Be Imposed For Bad-Faith Prosecution Of Misappropriation Of Trade Secrets

When may attorneys’ fees be imposed on a plaintiff for prosecuting a claim for misappropriation of

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January 10, 2012

Plaintiff Sanctioned for Negligence after Third Party Vendor Destroys ESI

In Cyntegra, Inc. v. Idexx Laboratories, Inc. [pdf], CV 06-4170 (C.D. Cal. 2006), U.S. District Court

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January 10, 2012

Court Reduces Counsel's Rate for Mishandling Electronic Discovery

In Chen v. Dougherty [pdf], No. C04-987 (W.D. Wash. 2009), U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman granted,

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January 10, 2012

Court Orders Parties to Preserve Communications Shared on Social Media

In Beye v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey [pdf], No. 06-5337 (D.N.J. 2007),  U.S. Magistrate

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January 10, 2012

Court Rules that Party Must Either Produce Common Metadata or Label Production to Correspond with Request

In City of Colton v. American Promotional Events, Inc. (and related consolidated cases) [pdf], No. EDCV

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January 9, 2012

NLRB Strikes Down Arbitral Class Action Waiver

In D.R. Horton, Inc., 357 NLRB No. 184 (Jan. 3, 2012), the National Labor Relations Board, by a 2-0 vote,

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January 6, 2012

IRS Revises Guidance on Form W-2 Informational Healthcare Coverage Reporting Under PPACA

By Sean D. Brown On January 3, 2012, the IRS issued Notice 2012-9, which restates and amends prior interim

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January 6, 2012

Court Holds No Obligation to Review Data in Unallocated Space Given Overly Broad Search Terms

In I-Med Pharma, Inc. v. BioMatrix [pdf], 2:03-cv-03677 (D.N.J. Dec. 9, 2011)(UNPUBLISHED), Senior District

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January 6, 2012

Conflict Discovery Post-Glenn: Court Allows Short Depositions to Proceed Based on Something Less Than Good Cause

By Deidre A. Grossman In Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Glenn, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved an

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