ACEDS e-discovery news digest
The Federal Lawyer, the magazine of the Federal Bar,devotes entire February issue to e-discovery. Here are three of the stories.
The Legal Mind In The Digital Age - Electronically stored information brings vast amount of knowledge. Lawyers must use their legal mind to continue to think and provide value to clients. Read more.
Local Practices for Electronic Discovery – The 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were only the beginning in changing the e-discovery landscape. Local rules, guidelines and individual practices continue transforming e-discovery into a sometimes confusing patchwork. Read more.
Creating the Criteria and the Process for Selection of E-Discovery Special Masters in Federal Court –Federal judges recognize the need for help in dealing with the growing number of cases involving e-discovery. In a nascent project in the federal Western District of Pennsylvania, using Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which grants authority to appoint Special Masters, federal judges are finding relief and reaching conclusions that their judicial brethren will want to hear about. Read more.
The New York Times - Dissected and broken down, a laptop "frisked" in an airport search can reveal damaging evidence about fraud schemes, money flows, terrorism, child pornography, smuggling and a lot more, but do these searches pass constitutional muster under the Fourth Amendment? The New York Times article of Sunday, February 20, 2011, "Can You Frisk a Hard Drive?" explores this hot subject. Read More
(Want to see what the inside of a computer reveals, where information is stored and how to salvage it? Top experts, led by a senior US federal agent, show you in the panel, “An ‘Inside’ Look at the Workings of a Computer and the ESI Treasures You’ll Find” at the ACEDS Annual Conference, March 23-25, 2011. 17 panels, 26 experts, 13 fabulous networking events at the spectacular Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Fl. Great prices. Don't miss it! Register now.)
Cozen O’Connor Press Release - Sun Tzu’s principles in The Art of War provide a perfect parallel to e-discovery: Be Prepared at All Times. Read More
Computerworld UK - Beware of the “7 Deadly Sins” business persons are likely to commit when they use cloud computing. Read More
Hostway Global Web Solutions - Comprehensive adoption of cloud computing in the UK will save an eye-popping €700 billion between now and 2016. Read More
News Digest from February 20, 2011
A computer's internal organs tell many tales that few e-discovery practitioners understand, but law enforcement agents get it (NY Times). (A laptop and PC will be dissected and 'frisked' by IRS Special Agent and e-discovery expert, and three other experts at the ACEDS Annual Conference, Mar. 23-25, Hollywood, FL. Don't miss it!
The Obama administration supports expansion of cloud computing and data center consolidation to drive down domestic IT costs, says 2012 federal budget proposal (The Whir).
Half of all companies will produce material from social media websites for e-discovery purposes by 2013 (EFY Times).
Technology takes jobs from lawyers as advances in e-discovery review software sweep corporate legal offices (Wall Street Journal).
Microsoft accuses former employee of stealing confidential plans for cloud computing initiatives (TMCNet).
Chicago court orders e-discovery adverse inference sanctions, and requires a party to make sophisticated searches of all electronic media to include misspellings of key names in the case (Bowtie Law).
Huge risks weigh over global companies considering storing their data in an internationally-hosted system in the cloud (Government Monitor).
