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Assessing a Franchisor's Obligations to Preserve Electronically Stored Information

A recent by a state court in New York further expanded the obligations and requirements imposed on parties in connection with the deletion of electronically stored information ("ESI"). Here's what it could mean to franchisors.

15 minute read October 31, 2012 at 12:41 AM
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Jay W. Schlosser
Assessing a Franchisor's Obligations to Preserve Electronically Stored Information

Earlier this year, a decision was issued by a state court in New York that further expanded the obligations and requirements imposed on parties in connection with protecting against the spoliation of evidence ' specifically the deletion of electronically stored information (“ESI”).

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