Information Governance (InfoGovernance) is the specification of decision rights and an accountability framework to encourage desirable behavior in the valuation, creation, storage, use, archiving and deletion of information. It includes the processes, roles, standards and metrics that ensure the effective and efficient use of information to enable an organization to achieve its goals. Information governance should be an element in planning an enterprise's information architecture.

(Gartner Hype Cycle for Legal and Regulatory Information Governance, 2009, December 2009).

An Engagement Area (EA) is an area where the commander of a military force intends to contain and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons systems.

(FM 1-02, Operational Terms and Graphics, September 2004).

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - December 30, 2009

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - December 30, 2009

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news and views highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements. Daily updates via Twitter are available at Unfiltered Discovery (News) and Discover Applied (Case Summaries). Additionally, included in this week's update is a link to a new Applied Discovery video channel that includes a recording of the recent E-Discovery Roundtable in Chicago (moderated by Gynger Henschel and featuring Judges Nolan and Waxse, and Experts Socha and Quirk) and also includes the recently produced Technology Partnership video clip featuring Applied Discovery VP and CTO Bill Pieser.

eDiscovery News

Context for Applying Discovery
  • 7th Circuit EDD Pilot Program: Overview/Best Practices - Featuring Judges Nolan and Waxse, and Experts Socha and Quirk - http://kuex.us/58c7
  • Bad Romance e-Discovery Style: Text Messages in an Ugly Break Up - http://kuex.us/5826
  • Broadcom to Pay $160 Million to Settle Securities Class Action - http://kuex.us/58be
  • “Data! Data! Data!” --- Cures for a General Counsel’s ESI Nightmares http://bit.ly/7aIy4I
  • Delaware Court Imposes $750,000 Attorney Fees and Other Severe Sanctions for Destruction of Unallocated Space ESI - http://kuex.us/57a7
  • Discovery Games in Gaming Litigation - http://kuex.us/575e
  • Don't Overlook Federal and State Data Regulations - http://kuex.us/57a4
  • EU Court of Justice Clarifies Inside Trading Law - http://bit.ly/8W6qd9
  • Lawyer Sees No Smoking Gun in Toyota Files - http://kuex.us/575b
  • Recent U.S. “electronic discovery” Sanctions Order In U.S. Patent Case Creates New Threat To Chinese Companies – http://kuex.us/57a3
  • Rule 502(d) nonwaiver orders need not be limited to the “inadvertent” production of privileged or protected information: http://is.gd/5FPkD
  • Supreme Court Affirms $8,000,000 Verdict and Instructs Multinational Company to Maintain Document Retrieval System - http://kuex.us/57f6
  • Yes, The Best Form Of Production is PDF or Native - http://kuex.us/54ed
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  • Case Summary: Attorney-client priv not waived under FRE 502 for email chain inadvert disclosed outside discov process. http://kuex.us/58c6
  • Case Summary: Plaintiff was ordered to post a $20K bond as security for costs because eDiscovery contemplated by...http://kuex.us/554a
  • Case Summary: Plaintiffs entitled to reimbursement of EDD expert's fee because services valuable to case's prosecution- http://kuex.us/5413
  • Case Summary: Plaintiff’s motion for an order compelling defendant to produce employee email was denied pending...http://kuex.us/5341
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - December 23, 2009

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news and views highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News

Context for Applying Discovery

  1. Best Practices For E-Discovery (by Christine Taylor/ESG) - http://kuex.us/540a
  2. Chicago IP Litigation Blog: Northern District Local Patent Rules: Applied Discovery Panel Discussion - http://kuex.us/5330
  3. Director Engagement With Shareholders Without Fearing Regulation FD - http://kuex.us/5337
  4. Example of EDiscovery Cheaper Than Paper - http://kuex.us/5340
  5. EU Data Protection Meets U.S. Discovery - http://kuex.us/517e
  6. Federal Rule of Evidence 502(b): Not to be Gutted Like a Fish - http://bit.ly/83BbwV
  7. House Passes Data Security Legislation – Will the Senate Be Next? http://kuex.us/541e
  8. In-House E-Discovery Blunders - http://kuex.us/5481
  9. New Importance In Metadata Collection - http://kuex.us/5212
  10. New vs. Old Thinking about the Legal Market - http://kuex.us/5339
  11. Ninth Circuit Applies National Standard to Regulation Under Miller of Obscenity Transmitted By E-mail - http://kuex.us/517a
  12. Novell Gets New Trial After $35 Million Loss - http://kuex.us/54cb
  13. One Year Later Is C3 Growing in Importance? - A Formula for Evaluating eDiscovery Vendors - http://bit.ly/4ZhD7I
  14. PreDiscovery: What to do before you index, classify, search and access your data - http://kuex.us/5211
  15. Privacy Advocates Target Facebook - http://kuex.us/5371
  16. Produce the Metadata: The Juggernaut Rolls On - http://kuex.us/539e
  17. Redaction time cannot contribute to FOI cost capping, rules Tribunal (UK) - http://kuex.us/5195
  18. Reflections on Progress in E-Discovery Education - http://kuex.us/5045
  19. Report on TREC Legal Track, by Dr. Herb Roitblat - http://j.mp/6vFAQk
  20. Ruling Gives Guidance on Native Production - http://kuex.us/54cc
  21. Sanctions Imposed for Wiping BlackBerrys - http://kuex.us/50b2
  22. Sanctions Ordered Against Goodwin Procter Over Delay in Releasing E-Mail - http://kuex.us/54ca
  23. Social Networking Becoming the 800 Pound Gorilla for Litigators - http://kuex.us/517f
  24. The Big Picture in e-Discovery and Two Fundamental Changes in Litigation in the Last Thirty Years - http://kuex.us/5461
  25. The e-Disclosure Information Project in 2009 and 2010 - http://kuex.us/53b1
  26. Trends in E-Discovery for Contract Attorneys in 2010 - http://bit.ly/64gWcL
  27. Twelve Step Guide to Botching eDiscovery - http://kuex.us/5210
  28. Twitter: Prohibited Jury Communications in Missouri - http://kuex.us/50be
  29. Video: ‘Victor Stanley v. Creative Pipe’ and Search - http://kuex.us/5370
  30. Yes, The Best Form Of Production is PDF or Native - http://kuex.us/54ed

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Vendor Views

Industry Landscape

  • AccessData Delivers on Distributed Processing Capabilities with Its Computer Forensics Technology - http://kuex.us/5196
  • Brocade,Hitachi Data Systems, and Applied Discovery Partnership - http://kuex.us/4cb0
  • CommVault Teams with Informatica to Deliver Structured and Unstructured Data Archiving - http://kuex.us/50c4
  • Clearwell:  Early Case Assessment (ECA): An Emerging Product Category - http://kuex.us/50b8 - (New Name For Longstanding EDD Capabilities)
  • CPA Global Launches Legal Outsourcing Practice to Focus on Regulatory Enforcement Actions and Investigations - http://kuex.us/50c1
  • CT Summation's CaseVantage Platform Utilized Around the Globe with the CT Summation Hosted Providers Network - http://kuex.us/50bd
  • DecisionOne Acquires Anacomp MVS - http://kuex.us/5411
  • E-Discovery Services Leader GGO Set to Launch Digital WarRoom® Software Suite in January - http://kuex.us/50ba
  • Epiq's Electronic Discovery Segment Anticipates Strong Fourth Quarter and Increased Activity in 2010 - http://kuex.us/5039
  • Exterro to Double headcount in India - http://kuex.us/541b
  • Fios:  Fios Continues Expansion on the East Coast - http://kuex.us/50b7
  • Fios:  Collecting Gumballs - via @fiosinc - http://kuex.us/521a
  • Kazeon - eDiscovery StraightTalk with William O’Neil, Esq - http://tinyurl.com/yczgcc3
  • Index Engines:  Unified Discovery Platform Recognized As Best New Product - http://kuex.us/50b6
  • Integreon: Ron Friedmann Joins Board of Governors for The Organization of Legal Professionals - http://kuex.us/5189
  • Lateral Data Unveils Viewpoint 4.5: All-in-One e-Discovery Software Platform - http://kuex.us/5193
  • Linguistic Systems, Inc. and Document Technologies, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership - http://kuex.us/5194
  • MarketScope for E-Discovery Software Product Vendors 2009 - http://kuex.us/54ce
  • Merrill Corporation Partners With the University of Alabama School of Law To Conduct a Comprehensive Course on ESI - http://kuex.us/5355
  • MessageOne Rumors: Something Rotten in Denmark? http://kuex.us/5198
  • The Radicati Group, Inc. Releases "eDiscovery and Data Loss Prevention Market, 2009-2013" Study http://kuex.us/517c
  • Recommind: What's driving eDiscovery growth? Things are Getting Less “Civil” by the Day // http://bit.ly/MXwbd
  • TERIS Names Jason Marandas New Sales Manager for San Francisco Office - http://kuex.us/5409
  • Worldox - Making Sense of E-Mail Chaos - http://kuex.us/5491

Case Summaries

Case Law and EDD via DiscoverApplied (@discoverapplied)

  • Case Summary: Del. court declined to consider cost-sharing for prod. of ESI on b/u tapes until... http://kuex.us/50ca
  • Case Summary:Defendants offered to make computers available to plaintiff's forensics expert to search for missing email- http://kuex.us/519e
  • Case Summary: Costs of creating e-searchable docs that went beyond reproducing paper docs in e-form were not included - http://kuex.us/521b
  • Case Summary: Plaintiff’s motion for an order compelling defendant to produce employee email was denied pending...http://kuex.us/5341
  • Case Summary: Plaintiffs entitled to reimbursement of EDD expert's fee because services valuable to case's prosecution- http://kuex.us/5413

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - December 16, 2009

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news and views highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News

Context for Applying Discovery
  1. Analysis: TSA Document Release Show Pitfalls of Electronic Redaction - http://kuex.us/4caf
  2. Brewing Issues in Social Networking Litigation: How to Freak Out Co-Workers and Get Firedhttp://bit.ly/69FGLg
  3. California New E-Discovery Rules vs. the FRCP - A Comparative Analysis: Authored by Dan P. Sedor, Stanley M. Gi.. http://bit.ly/5n7AHA
  4. Canada: Is a Printed Document Defective in Law?http://kuex.us/4cc1
  5. Cornell's Legal Research Search Engine - http://kuex.us/4ef2
  6. Context-Aware Technology Goes to Court -http://kuex.us/4aea
  7. Discovery of Phone, Laptop Records Permitted in Vehicle Injury Suit - http://kuex.us/4dee
  8. Florida Limits Facebook Friendship between Judges and Lawyers - http://kuex.us/4d42
  9. Forensic Archiving and Search of Web 2.0 Sites -http://kuex.us/4fd5
  10. Hidden Costs of Duplicate Customer Data -http://kuex.us/4dfc
  11. How Much Information" Research Report on Consumers 2009 - http://j.mp/5CTKS2
  12. Irish Law Reform Commission consultation paper on Documentary and Electronic Evidence - http://kuex.us/4d49
  13. Majority of Corporate Counsel Believe Law Firms Unresponsive to Economic Downturn -http://kuex.us/4ad6
  14. Proving Conspiracies with Electronically Stored Information -http://kuex.us/4e19
  15. Reasons to Bring eDiscovery in House: The Risk of Fraud and IP Theft - http://kuex.us/4d4
  16. Restoring Emails and Restoring Openness -http://kuex.us/4ef3
  17. Sixteen Houston Hospital Employees Fired for Snooping -http://kuex.us/4f0f
  18. Summary Of E-Discovery Trends - Fulbright & Jaworski's 6th Annual Survey -http://kuex.us/4d44
  19. Supreme Court may decide whether Workers' Text Messages are Private - http://kuex.us/4d33
  20. Take-Down of Home Video From YouTube Site Leads to Damages Suit - http://kuex.us/4def
  21. Technology Improvements, Impacts and Social Media Compliance - http://kuex.us/4e12
  22. To Have and to Hold: A Romantic Guide to Document Preservation - http://kuex.us/4fd4
  23. Triggering Event - Legal Hold & Sanctions -http://kuex.us/4e21
  24. What is e-Discovery? http://kuex.us/4ef4
  25. Wisconsin:  Proposed Rules for Electronic Discoveryhttp://bit.ly/87M59h
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - December 9, 2009

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news and views highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News

Context for Applying Discovery
  1. Admissibility of Email Strings and Co-Conspirator Emails - http://kuex.us/47c7
  2. California's New E-Discovery Rules vs. The FRCP - http://bit.ly/4wUkLD
  3. Court holds that Metadata is a matter of Public Record - http://kuex.us/4789
  4. Canada - Case Report – Federal Court Comments on Confidentiality of Drafts - http://kuex.us/4540
  5. E-Discovery Blog Roll - Where To Find More About E-Discovery, ESI, and Info Management - http://bit.ly/7FTnmr
  6. E-Discovery Project Management: The Devil is in the Details http://bit.ly/3IobMP
  7. ESI in 2010: Trash or Treasure? http://kuex.us/469f
  8. European Competition Review Nov 2009 - Articles/Updates related to Competition Law from Europe http://bit.ly/6x93dB
  9. European Union Agrees to Access by U.S. Anti-Terrorism Authorities to Personal Data in Europe - http://kuex.us/455c
  10. European Union E-Discovery Rules: What Every Attorney Should Know - http://kuex.us/44ec
  11. Failing to follow Rule 34 procedures can result in having to produce ESI a second time in different format http://bit.ly/5l1b8T
  12. Finding Back-up Tapes "Not Reasonably Accessible" Court Declines to Compel Restoration of All but One Tape - http://kuex.us/44e1
  13. Illinois Practice: Documents Produced by Your Opponent Must Still Be Authenticated - http://kuex.us/497a
  14. Mistrial in Case of Blogger Accused of Threatening Judges - http://kuex.us/4873
  15. N.J. Supreme Court hears arguments on the privacy of personal e-mails on work computers - http://bit.ly/6sVCmi
  16. Privilege in Private E-Mail at Work - http://kuex.us/455e
  17. Saving E-Discovery Money with Hit by Term Reports http://bit.ly/6F4AGT
  18. Seventh Circuit Adopts Set of Principles and Standing Order for Handling E-Discovery - http://kuex.us/456c
  19. The Cost of Silence in a Social World - http://kuex.us/4909
  20. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency:  Spy v. Spy on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/yh4vr99
  21. The e Discovery Goat Rodeo - http://kuex.us/478a
  22. The Fourth Amendment and Email - http://kuex.us/46e4
  23. The Search for Professionalism in the Changing World of Electronic Information - http://kuex.us/454a
  24. Qwest GC: Alternative Billing Deals Have Been a 'Colossal Train Wreck' - http://kuex.us/4874
  25. 2009 U.S./EU Safe Harbor Conference - http://kuex.us/4785
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Industry Landscape
Case Summaries

Case Law and EDD via DiscoverApplied (@discoverapplied)
  • Case Summary: A plaintiff motion for expedited discovery granted upon condition that plaintiff pay defendant $300K http://kuex.us/4980
  • Case Summary: Plaintiffs who failed to request production of edocs with metadata intact until after defendants had...http://kuex.us/4808
  • Case Summary: Plaintiff's forensic computer analyst permitted to make forensic images of defendant's database servers - http://kuex.us/4779
  • Case Summary: The court rejected defendant's argument that the cost of production of ESI would be even greater if...http://bit.ly/673rjw
  • Case Summary: Although defendants were ordered to pay their cost of producing edocs, plaintiffs were ordered to pay...http://kuex.us/4590
  • Case Summary-Because of undue burden/cost, defendants not req to retrieve email from 2500 b/u tapes @ est. cost $1.5M http://bit.ly/5UbrcX
  • Case Summary: A magistrate judge sanctioned plaintiff for delay in supplementing its initial disclosures on damages. http://kuex.us/44ea
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