Electronic Discovery Case Studies

Defensibly Processing Complex ESI in Class Actions

A global pharmaceutical company, in the midst of ongoing, class action litigation in both Federal Court and multiple state jurisdictions, was forced...

Planning for Effective e-Discovery Review and Court Hearings

An AmLaw 200 law firm was representing a global financial institution in a class-action law suit and had 45 days to prepare its client for a hearing...

Managing High-Stakes e-Discovery Review in Securities Fraud Litigation

A high-profile brokerage was caught shifting hundreds of millions in debt off the books. A consortium of banks was sued for securities fraud. The...

Defensibly Collecting and Managing ESI in Antitrust Lawsuits

An international, for-profit hospital operator, facing a Federal, antitrust lawsuit, had 60 days to prepare for its scheduling conference. This...

Complying with a Second Request, Antitrust Investigation in 30 Days

A major telecommunications company proposes to acquire one of its rivals, prompting a government antitrust review. During the investigation, the...

Intellectual Property, Electronic Discovery and Business Process

The general counsel of a leading enterprise software company was concerned about likely challenges to its intellectual property and the company's...

Managing Exploding ESI in Intellectual Property Litigation

A global telecommunications provider, represented by Dickinson Wright, was in the midst of intellectual property litigation. Initially, electronic...

Controlling the Scope of e-Discovery in Antitrust Investigations

A large, global energy company was under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for alleged anticompetitive behavior and would...

Preparing for Future Litigation in the Energy Industry

During a period of relative quiet on the litigation front, the legal department of a large utility company decided to conduct a comprehensive review...

Mitigating Risks from Internal Investigations

Concerned about possible misdating of stock-options grants over the past 15 years, the board of a major land-drilling contractor decided to conduct...

Litigation, FRCP Amendments and Preparing for the Inevitable

Uncertain about the adequacy and defensibility of its response practices relative to anticipated electronic discovery demands, the legal and records...

Pharmaceutical Corporation and Intellectual Property Litigation

Although patent litigation is a fact of life for most pharmaceutical companies, few are adequately prepared to manage the costs and risks associated...

Preparing for Antitrust Litigation & the 26(f) Conference

An AmLaw 200 law firm was defending a large, publicly-held retailer in an antitrust lawsuit shortly after the December 2006 amendments to the Federal...