Investigate civil disputes.
Assignment:
Draft a letter to the client to ensure preservation of evidence.
Instructions:
You are working as a paralegal for the law firm that represents Gayle Stuart Trucking, Inc. The trucking company is a small company and does not have its own in-house legal department but has the law firm on retainer for legal issues.
After reading about the Arkansas Bus Collision Case in the news, your supervising attorney, Michelle Garcia, has sent you the memorandum below asking you to write a letter from her to Jane Anderson, the President of Gayle Stuart Trucking, Inc., on the duty to preserve electronic data with anticipated litigation.
This is also called a spoliation letter to avoid spoliation or loss of relevant evidence. For the assignment, draft a letter to the client using appropriate business letter format. You can use the attached business correspondence template.
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Date: Today’s Date
To: Paralegal
From: Michelle Garcia, Attorney
Re: Duty to preserve evidence in Arkansas Bus Collision Case
I anticipate potential litigation against our client, Gayle Stuart Trucking, Inc., involved with the Arkansas Bus Collision Case. I need you to draft a letter addressed from me to Jane Anderson, the President of Gayle Stuart Trucking, Inc., on the duty to preserve evidence, including electronic data, with this anticipated litigation. Be sure to mention at least two relevant sources, such as cases or rules of civil procedure, on the need to preserve evidence, including electronic data, in the letter. You should also provide an overview of electronically stored information (ESI) and describe what sort of data should be preserved.
Use appropriate format for business letter correspondence with single-spaced lines. You can use the attached business letter template that includes the addresses. The length should be 1-2 pages.
In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria:
Include a cover page and references page in 10 – 12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable)
Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful
Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
Appropriate citation style should be followed
You should also make sure to:
Include a title page with full name, class name, section number, and date
Include an introductory and concluding paragraph and demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English
Use examples to support your discussion
Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cite within the body of your paper using APA format and citation style. For more information on APA guidelines, visit Academic Tools.
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