In Wyeth v. Impax Labs., Inc., 2006 WL 3091331 (D. Del. Oct. 26, 2006) , the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware denied a request that a party produce metadata with the original format of data, relying on the court’s Default Standards which describe a TIFF image as sufficient. Hat tip to the Electronic Discovery Law Blog which provides a fuller summary of the case and a link to the whole decision, here: Relying on Delaware’s Default Standards, Court Holds Production in Native Format with Metadata Not Required : Electronic Discovery Law