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<b><i>Legal Tech: e-Discovery</b></i><br> <b><i>Solo v. United Parcel Services</b></i>: A Conversation About Proportionality

By Mike Hamilton
May 02, 2017

Staying up-to-date on case law continues to be the best way to know how to effectively leverage your e-discovery process, as well as see how the courts are defining the now-year-old FRCP amendments that took effect in December 2015. Recently, I spoke with three leading industry thought-leaders to recap some of the latest case-law and to get their takeaways. One case that we focused on was Solo v. United Parcel Services, No. 14-12719 (E.D. Mich., Jan. 10, 2017), and the conversation centered around Rule 26 and proportionality.

Solo v. United Parcel Services

In this class action suit, the plaintiffs requested the defendants provide information pertaining to the number of packages that were overcharged. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendant, UPS, had breached its contract with shippers by overcharging for shipments that had a declared value of more than $300. During the pretrial process, plaintiffs filed a motion to compel, requesting specific information covering a three-year period.

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