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· 6/6/1988

International Digital Systems Corp. v. Digital Equipment Corp.

Citations

  • 120 F.R.D. 445
  • 12 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1151
  • 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5383
  • 1988 WL 58491

How courts have described this case

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  • inadvertent disclosure may waive privilege where circumstances of disclosure reflect gross negligence or failure to take reasonable precautions
  • upon notice of inadvertent disclosure of one document the producing party immediately contacted opposing council and re-reviewed all disclosed documents
  • “Inadvertent disclosures are, by definition, unintentional acts, but disclosures may occur under circumstances of such extreme or gross negligence as to warrant deeming the act of disclosure to be intentional.”
  • 18 documents out of 300,000 was not suggestive of inadequate procedures
  • “Waivers must typically be intentional or knowing acts.”
  • “Waivers must typically be intentional or knowing acts.”

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