Computer artifacts are becoming part of case law.  Two examples are O'Neill v. City of Shoreline and State v. Boyd.  One case deals with metadata while the other defines what data must be supplied to the defense.

We can help you develop discovery requests, motions and subpoenas to assure that all possible relevant sources of information are acquired - we often find evidence that others do not. We can defend the work we perform and the opinions we render.

Here are some examples of cases where forensics techniques and methodologies have been applied.

Medical Malpractice

In a medical malpractice/wrongful death suit, a computer was examined to extract evidence relevant to the decedent's part time business. The information recovered was used to determine how much the decedent would have made had they lived another thirty or so years, and helped to determine the settlement amount for the surviving spouse.

Lost Email

A client had arranged for insurance on his new barn.  Unfortunately, during the time period between inadvertently deleting the email binding insurance and receiving the paper policy, the barn burned and the insurance company denied coverage.  An in depth examination of the hard drive was able to reveal enough of the deleted email binder to establish coverage.

Finding a Will

In this case, a decedent’s computer was examined to determine if there was any information relevant to a will. The decedent was a cryptologist, and many files had to "cracked" as they were encrypted. Information was recovered that helped settle the decedents estate.

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