Yeah,,, cause nothing builds business for a forensic recovery firm like not being able to sucessfully recover the data!/
Nevermind that the tapes, as evidence, also must be provided to the plaintiff if they sue, so their own experts can examine them. And yes, they will be very likely to be able to see if the lab hired by Las Vegas did anything to damage them.
Especially if they're a dumping ground for data corrupt PD's find inconvenient.
Nevermind that the tapes, as evidence, also must be provided to the plaintiff if they sue,
Unless of course they were 'accidentally' irreparably damaged during the recovery process somehow. That would be too bad.