Emails

Jury Finds Major E-Discovery Firm Guilty of Illegally Accessing and Destroying Woman’s Emails, Awards $50K in Damages

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FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth jury recently concluded that Consilio, the Washington, D.C.-based global leader in E-discovery, unlawfully accessed a woman’s computer without authorization, breaching Texas law. The jury found the firm guilty under Title 7, Chapter 33 of the Texas Penal Code, which classifies unauthorized computer access as a Class B Misdemeanor. In a consequential decision, the jury also determined that Consilio was negligent after they overreached an agreement to narrowly search a client’s emails, instead downloading and subsequently destroying ten years’ worth of emails. This action led to the jury awarding … Read more

Pro-Trump Lawyer Accused of Leaking Emails Disqualified from Dominion Legal Case

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Denver, Colorado – A lawyer previously aligned with former President Donald Trump’s legal endeavors, specifically involved in allegations of election fraud, has been dismissed from a significant defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems. This comes after accusations that he illicitly distributed confidential emails pertinent to the case. Dominion Voting Systems, a prominent player in manufacturing electronic voting hardware and software, including voting machines and tabulators, filed this legal action in response to baseless assertions of vote manipulation during the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit targets several allies of Trump, asserting defamation by their circulation … Read more

Texas Principals Face Criminal Charges for Using School Emails to Influence Elections

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Denton, Texas – Two principals in the Denton Independent School District are facing criminal charges after allegedly violating state election laws. Lindsey Lujan, principal of Alexander Elementary School, and Jesus Lujan, principal of Borman Elementary, have been accused of using their school email accounts to urge staff to vote for candidates who oppose school choice. According to court documents, the two administrators sent emails in February encouraging staff to support candidates in the March Republican primary election who oppose Governor Greg Abbott’s school voucher plan. The emails were leaked and prompted Texas Republican Attorney General … Read more

South Carolina Man Arrested for Threatening Judge with Violent Emails

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SPARTANBURG, South Carolina – A man from South Carolina has been arrested and charged with sending threatening emails to a judge, according to officials. David Matthew Zwicker, 36, allegedly sent a total of nine emails to the judge between December 30 and January 19, with the sole intention of causing mental or emotional distress. One of the emails, sent on January 14, stated, “I’ll rip your face off.” Zwicker now faces charges of threatening the life, person, or family of a public official, intimidation of court officials, harassment in the second degree, and unlawful communication, … Read more