A partner and I recently won a $20-million-plus judgment on behalf of a
client for theft of trade secrets and breach of a noncompete. Much of the
case hinged on metadata, on being able to show when certain key documents
were created, altered, and destroyed. In another recent matter, I used
metadata to establish that my client had done no wrong, and thus persuaded
a potential plaintiff not to sue.

In this and three posts to follow, I’ll take you through what I think a
prudent employer needs to know about metadata, to use it offensively and
defensively. Let’s begin with: What is metadata?
http://bit.ly/1LwLcOE
http://bit.ly/1LwLcOE+

Part 2 Metadata as a shield
http://bit.ly/1ZPjPJp
http://bit.ly/1ZPjPJp+

Part 3 Metadata as a sword
http://bit.ly/1MNEgB1
http://bit.ly/1MNEgB1+

Part 4 Destroying Metadata
http://bit.ly/1LZ9Ywv
http://bit.ly/1LZ9Ywv+

-- 
Peterk
Dallas, Tx
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