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Cooperation Imperative In Searching Electronically Stored Information

 
Senior United States District Judge Terrence McVerry granted a party’s motion to compel the opposing party to meet and confer regarding search terms to apply to electronically stored information.

In Pyle v. Selective Ins. Co. of Am., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140789 (W.D. Penn. September 30, 2016), Plaintiff Pyle brought claims against former employer, alleging disability and age discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. In discovery, the plaintiff served a document request on the defendant for “all emails, correspondence, memorandum, and/or other documents” from a number of the defendant’s employees.

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Brett M. Anders is a Principal in the Morristown, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He exclusively represents management in workplace law, including counseling and litigation. Mr. Anders routinely advises clients regarding day-to-day employment issues, such as employee discipline and discharge, disability management issues, reductions-in-force and restrictive covenants. He also regularly conducts training programs for employers on a variety of employment-related topics, such as performance management, sexual harassment awareness and disability management.

Michael C. Stepien is an Associate in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. As a member of the Class Actions and Complex Litigation practice group, Mr. Stepien represents management exclusively in a variety of employment and labor law matters before state and federal courts, including class and collective actions, as well as in matters before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, the Illinois Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Human Rights. During law school, Mr. Stepien was on the board of the Sports Law Society and interned for the Oakland Raiders General Counsel.