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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
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
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