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Spoliation of Evidence in Federal Court with a Focus on ESI

Published by Consumer Attorneys of California
and Canadian Caucus of AAJ
Learning Objectives
  • Understand the Federal Rules applicable to ESI spoliation
  • What needs to be shown to establish/overcome spoliation
  • When is the duty to preserve triggered under the FRE standard
  • How bad faith fits within that standard
  • The power of case-dispositive sanctions where spoliation is found





Summary

Don’t let spoliation of Electronically Stored Information sink your case. This webinar will provide the information and tools you need to establish and overcome spoliation of ESI in your case. Nazy Fahimi will cover the Federal Rules applicable to ESI spoliation, what you need to show to establish and overcome spoliation, when the duty to preserve is triggered, how bad faith fits within that standard and the power of case-dispositive sanctions where spoliation is found.

SWOD-25781

Presenters
Sarvenaz Fahimi

Sarvenaz (Nazy) Fahimi is a partner practicing in several areas of litigation, with a focus on high profile cases of fraud,... Read More


Originally Published
September 10, 2025

Program Titles and Supporting Materials
This program contains the following components:

  • Media Files
  • Spoliation of Evidence in Federal Court with a Focus on ESI - Video

  • Downloadable Files
  • Spoliation of Evidence in Federal Court with a Focus on ESI - Handout

How To Attend
Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Credit
If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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