Can an e-discovery vendor “switch sides” in a case, performing services first for one side and then for the other?
A U.S. magistrate judge has denied a motion seeking to disqualify an e-discovery consulting company for precisely that reason. Finding that the company was never privy to the moving party’s confidential information or litigation strategies, the judge found no reason to disqualify the company from continuing to participate in the case.
The ruling came in the case Gordon...
