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is.one.of.the.most.respected.and.referenced.judges.when.it.
comes.to.understanding.the.evolving.world.of.electronic.evi-
dence.and.e-discovery..Beginning.with.her.landmark.rulings.
in. Zubulake. she. has. been. one. of. the. most. thoughtful. and.
forward-thinking. jurists. around. all. of. the. many. issues. that.
face.the.legal.system.in.this.changing.environment.
Even.though.her.decisions.and.opinions.are.not.necessar-
ily.binding.outside.of.her.jurisdiction,.the.obvious.wisdom.and.
thoughtful.consideration.she.brings.to.these.issues.is.highly.
respected.and.is.used.by.judges.nationwide.as.guidance.
We. therefore. look. at. these. three. cases. and. the. speciic.
issues.that.were.raised.in.each.of.them,.as.well.as.at.Judge.
Scheindlin's.treatment.and.opinions.of.those.issues.
1.2.3.20.1. Zubulake.v..UBS.Warburg.(S.D.N.Y..2004) * . As.
we. discussed. above. in. the. section. on. spoliation. sanctions,.
Zubulake.was.a.groundbreaking.case.on.many.fronts..Judge.
Scheindlin. considered. and. wrote. some. very. wise. opinions.
on. e-discovery. issues. well. before. the. Federal. Rules. were.
amended. in. 2006.. It. is. thought. that. many. of. the. changes.
made.to.those.rules.had.their.precedent.in.the.thoughts.and.
opinions.rendered.in.Zubulake.
Laura. Zubulake. was. an. up-and-coming. manager. in. her.
company,.UBS.Warburg..By.all.accounts.she.was.an.aggres-
sive,.hardworking.person.doing.what.she.needed.to.in.a.male-
dominated.society.and.workplace.to.get.ahead..She.began.to.
lose.out.on.promotions.and.to.get.poor.performance.reviews.
and.was.inally.terminated.
She.iled.an.employment.discrimination.suit.and.in.that.suit.
she.argued.that.there.was.e-mail.evidence.between.some.of.
the.managers.and.other.employees.that.would.prove.her.case.
In.the.irst.and.third.Zubulake.rulings.the.court.considered.
and.wrote.precedent-setting.opinions.on.two.speciic.issues.
*. http://www.ediscoverylaw.com/2005/03/articles/case-summaries/zubulake-
vi-court-rules-on-various-motions-in-limine-and-precludes-admission-of-cer-
tain-evidence-unless-defendants-open-the-door/..Retrieved.2012-03-09.