Email Preservation Ordered In Russian Railcar Firm’s Trade Secrets Lawsuit

Mealey's (January 10, 2017, 1:00 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Finding that a Russian railcar company had demonstrated a likelihood of success in its claims against two former employees under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), a California federal judge on Jan. 6 ordered the hosts of the employees’ email accounts to preserve all electronic data associated with those accounts (OOO Brunswick Rail Management, et al. v. Richard Sultanov, et al., No. 5:17-cv-00017, N.D. Calif.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2343)....