Email Forensics – Court Case Examples

In the area of email forensics, there are many court cases where digital evidence was required.

Waymo vs Uber

For this court case, a former Google engineer who worked for Uber, was accused of downloading confidential files and emails from Waymo. Waymo was a company that provided autonomous driving technology.

https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/waymo-v-uber-surprise-settlement-five-days-into-trial

Uber settled the court case with Waymo in this court case.

COMMONWEALTH vs. Duncan PURDY

For this court case, emails were admitted as evidence, but then later dismissed. The emails were not sent from an email system that could be examined for authenticity.

https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/2011/clid-2011-11.html

This court case demonstrates the important of being able to prove the authenticity of any emails admitted as evidence. If the emails in this case were used as evidence, then the outcome may have been different.

The murder of Capt. Marty Theer

For this court case, email evidence was used alongside other digital forensics.

https://www.osi.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/2311497/the-murder-of-capt-marty-theer

Summary

Email evidence can be crucial for a court case, but it must be authenticated. Contact Us today if you need expert witness help for any court case where email evidence is crucial.