Four of the top 10 verdicts of 2005 featured evidence garnered from email, according to an article at Lawyers USA--
. . . E-mail showed itself, once again, to be a rich source of "smoking gun" evidence. E-mail played a crucial role in four of the Top Ten verdicts of 2005, including the #1 investment verdict, the #3 Vioxx verdict, the #6 verdict involving an events promoter and the #9 age discrimination verdict involving the private pilot for Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
Meanwhile, a recent article at Law.com discussed how claims of privilege should apply to long email exchanges when one part of the exchange is privileged. "How to Untangle 'Strings' of E-Discovery," by Jennifer M. Moore and Gregory S. Kaufman.
Related posts:
1. "Discovery Requests and Email: Should You Accept Paper Printouts?"
2. "Discovery and Email #2: Focus First on the Email Protocol"
Related sections from my book Deposition Checklists and Strategies (for readers who own it):
1. §6:73 Practice Tip: Discovery of E-Mails
2. §6:76 Practice Tip: Admissibility of Employee E-Mails
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