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A judge on Monday ordered a Colorado woman to decrypt her laptop computer so prosecutors can use the files against her in a criminal case. The defendant, accused of bank fraud, had unsuccessfully argued that being forced to do so violates the Fifth Amendment's protection against compelled self-incrimination.

There was a time when state court civil disputes did not involve the risk of astronomical e-discovery costs. That time has passed. Just as e-discovery in federal courts reaches some semblance of uniformity, the fifty (very independent) states have begun to realize that discovery in the Digital Age will necessarily involve "staggering" amounts of electronically stored information (ESI).

Document review. (Cue the groans.) The prospect of reviewing thousands of (often mind-numbingly boring) e-mails, memos, bills, reports, and other documents generated by a client in the course of its daily business doesn't exactly inspire glee in the hearts and minds of young lawyers.

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A defendant in Utah District Court was caught intentionally destroying electronic evidence on five of its laptops, consisting of "17,800 documents that were central to this litigation." Philips Electronics N.A. Corp. v. BC Technical, 2011 WL 677462 at *2 (D.Utah, Feb. 16, 2011). To make matters worse, top officers tried to cover up the malfeasance. This led to severe sanctions. Judgment was entered against the defendant, fees were awarded, and the defendant and four of its top officers were referred to the United States Attorney for possible criminal prosecution