The Costs Of E-Discovery And What May be Recoverable Under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 | Farrell Fritz, P.C.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1920, a prevailing party may have a right to recover certain costs associated with the litigation. Many prevailing parties seek to recoup costs attendant to e-discovery, given the expense associated with collecting, processing and producing electronically stored information (“ESI”). However, most federal courts confronting the issue have determined that e-discovery costs are recoverable only in very limited circumstances. A recent decision out of the Circuit Court in Washington, D.C., provides guidance i...