Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC (Zubulake V)

Despite a litigation hold requiring preservation of relevant emails, UBS (defendant) employees deleted and failed to produce numerous emails relevant to Zubulake's (plaintiff) discrimination claim; her counsel's investigation revealed the deletions and UBS's counsel's inadequate management of the preservation and production process.

Whether discovery sanctions are appropriate against a party and its counsel for failure to retain and produce relevant information.