William A. Gross Construction Associates, Inc. v. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance

OPINION AND ORDER

ANDREW J. PECK, United States Magistrate Judge:

This Opinion should serve as a wake-up call to the Bar in this District about the need for careful thought, quality control, testing, and cooperation with opposing counsel in designing search terms or “keywords” to be used to produce emails or other electronically stored information (“ESI”). While this message has appeared in several cases from outside this Circuit, it appears that the message has not reached many members of our Bar.

FACTS

This case involves a multi-million dollar dispute over alleged defects and delay in the…