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The Impact of Cloud Computing And Mobile Devices On Litigation Holds

By Philip Favro
December 31, 2014

Lawyers may be tempted to gloss over yet another article about litigation holds and data preservation because they believe they already have the basics down. But the “basics” are a moving target and several developments from the past year merit reconsideration of company hold processes in 2015. Those developments focus on the importance of recognizing and addressing the new and dynamic forms of evidence that must be kept for litigation. As the recent cases of Brown v. Tellermate Holdings, No. 2:11-cv-1122 (S.D. Ohio July 1, 2014) and Small v. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, 2:13-cv-00298-APG-PAL (D. Nev. Aug. 18, 2014) demonstrate, a company's litigation hold process might not be defensible unless appropriate steps are taken to preserve relevant information stored with cloud computing providers and maintained on mobile devices.

Preserving Data In The Cloud

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