Interesting. But I wonder if this was done on purpose by the defense to show cause for a legal challenge? I put nothing past these corruptible legal strategists. This would be a violation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This seems like too much of a rookie mistake - during document reviews they upload files like this into a database which would go through a system of verifications from the tech dept and the litigation support team with the supervising attorney giving the final sign off but now the pdf is legible through a word conversion - too easy. They should know to remove metadata and even Adobe has training on how to properly secure redacted information.
Rule 1.6(a), which provides that a “lawyer shall not reveal information relating to the representation of a client unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation or the disclosure is permitted” by a separate provision.