Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Best Buy Blunder Blows Boocoo Bucks

A word of caution to lawyers: don't alter evidence! In a class action case pending against Best Buy and Microsoft in Kings County, Washington, Best Buy attorney Timothy Block, of Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi, admitted to redacting and/or altering two emails and a memo without letting the plaintiffs know. No explanation has been given to why he did such a thing, but insiders have indicated that because of Best Buy's significant foot dragging in discovery production, and point to the fact that a named partner at the firm, Elliot Kaplan, happans to be a director for Best Buy.

Block has done something very fashionable by admitting liability and then going on medical leave.