Legal Alert: What e-Discovery Costs Are Recoverable
July 29, 2011
A split of authority exists regarding the extent of e-discovery costs that a prevailing party may recover in federal court cases. A recent federal trial court awarded a large amount of e-discovery costs to the prevailing party; however, other such courts continue to limit recovery of such costs by applying a different interpretation to the same cost recovery statute. Whether or not a broader array of e-discovery costs may be recovered will depend on several factors.
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