Six Lawyers in Qualcomm Case Sanctioned for ‘Monumental’ Discovery Violations

Link to article by Zusha Elinson and Dan Levine posted on Law.com, January 8, 2007:  Long-awaited ruling refers lawyers from Day Casebeer and Heller to Bar for ethics investigation of Qualcomm discovery dispute

Six attorneys in the Qualcomm Inc. discovery fiasco were sanctioned Monday for “monumental” discovery violations and referred to the State Bar of California [...]

Qualcomm touts tools to archive e-mails

News article by Bruce V. Bigelow posted on SignOnSanDiego.com, November 6, 2007:

At a time when a judge blasted San Diego’s Qualcomm for withholding more than 200,000 e-mails and other documents from trial, the company was helping tout the advanced capabilities of its e-mail archiving technology….

Hundreds of Key Oracle Records Allegedly Withheld From Plaintiffs

Article by Pamela A. MacLean posted on Law.com, October 29, 2007:  Papers in fraud suit detail the charges

In recently unsealed documents, a federal insider trading and shareholder fraud suit alleges that hundreds of e-mails and financial records, and even audio interviews with Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison, vanished or were improperly withheld from plaintiffs.

Lawyers for [...]

Qualcomm v. Broadcom: Let the finger pointing begin

Article by Mary Mack posted on Fios‘ The Electronic Discovery Counselor:

The declarations are filed. Jessie Seyfer over at Law.com[1] has a great summary. Internal Qualcomm folks are pointing the finger firmly at outside counsel, calling into question their witness interviews and requests for data collection. Outside counsel points back at Qualcomm, saying they never had [...]

19 lawyers face sanction hearing

News article by Bruce V. Bigelow posted on SignOnSanDiego.com, October 11, 2007:

A legal proceeding set for a downtown federal courtroom tomorrow has all the trappings of a case with the potential to ruin reputations and wreck careers.

A federal judge has ordered 14 California lawyers to explain why they should not be sanctioned for their [...]

Qualcomm evidence failure could haunt it legally

News article by Gina Keating posted on Reuters, October 10, 2007:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) failure to turn over hundreds of thousands of documents in a patent lawsuit against Broadcom Corp (BRCM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is likely to haunt the wireless chip maker in other litigation.

Broadcom has asked a federal [...]

‘Lack of Frankness’ Faulted Over Loss of Discovery Materials

Article by Beth Bar posted on Law.com, October 5, 2007:

Saying that a “lack of frankness in discovery can have unintended and damaging consequences,” a Manhattan federal magistrate judge has sanctioned plaintiffs for failure to preserve evidence in a consolidated securities fraud action against underwriters CIBC and Schroder.

Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge James C. [...]

Day Casebeer Partner Is Central to Qualcomm Discovery Mess

Article by Jessie Seyfer posted on Law.com, October 4, 2007:

In the fallout from a high-stakes discovery meltdown involving Qualcomm Inc., Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder partner Lee Patch has emerged highly contaminated.

According to fresh declarations filed Wednesday, Patch signed off on a junior Day Casebeer partner’s decision to withhold 21 potentially damaging e-mails from Qualcomm’s [...]

The Qualcomm EDD Sanctions: Lessons from a Bad Day at the Office

Article by John Tredennick posted on Law Technology Today, September 2007: Here’s a lesson in why it’s so important to produce every bit of electronic evidence. In a patent suit earlier this year between Qualcomm and Broadcom, attorneys failed to produce evidence until four months after the trail. The result: Qualcomm was ordered to pay [...]

Morgan Stanley Must Pay Millions For Withholding E-Mails

Article by Elena Malykhina posted on Information Week, September 28, 2007:  The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority this week said Morgan Stanley has to pay $12.5 million in fines to resolve charges that it mishandled e-mail.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority this week said Morgan Stanley has to pay $12.5 million in fines to resolve charges for [...]