how to say no to outrageous preservation requests
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Copyright © 2011 Catelas Inc. All rights reserved Legal – What to preserve?
Litigation and eDiscovery
How to say NO to outrageous preservation requests
Robert Levey978-996-2758robert.levey@catelas.comwww.catelas.com
Copyright © 2011 Catelas Inc. All rights reserved Legal – What to preserve?
Preservation Requests
Scenario: a Preservation Request comes in from opposing counsel
Figuratively it looks something like this…• Way too broad• Unreasonable• Outrageous?
You either comply with the request or settle (to avoid the cost of discovery)
Your fear of the “unknown” takes over
Copyright © 2011 Catelas Inc. All rights reserved Legal – What to preserve?
You need to say NO WAY!
Enough is enough…You need to say NO WAY!
Copyright © 2011 Catelas Inc. All rights reserved Legal – What to preserve?
Introducing…..
Identification … WHO IS INVOLVED?
Pre-Case Intelligence …ONE STEP AHEAD
Copyright © 2011 Catelas Inc. All rights reserved Legal – What to preserve?
A defensible approach to defining a reasonable scope of Preservation
What we do
4. Saving you millions in Litigation Costs
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Before After Catelas
2. Provide supporting evidence to back up ‘what needs to be preserved’
3. Allowing you to reasonably define the scope of Preservation
1. Identify precisely ‘who is involved’ on Day 1
Copyright © 2011 Catelas Inc. All rights reserved Legal – What to preserve?
Thank You
Robert Levey978-996-2758robert.levey@catelas.comwww.catelas.com
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