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, January 6, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - January 6, 2010

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. A Pre-Post Podcast Series Preview: Litigation and E-Discovery Strategies: Meet & Confer Best Practices - http://bit.ly/53v3Is
  2. A Recorded Round Table/Video Cast - 7th Circuit E-Discovery Pilot Program-Overview/Best Practices w/Judges Nolan and Waxse http://kuex.us/58c7
  3. Are New DOJ ‘Broad & Early’ Discovery Rules Best Enforced by Judges? http://bit.ly/4UKKTZ
  4. Canada: Monitoring Employee Email: A Privacy Primer - http://kuex.us/1934
  5. Can You Meet and Confer without an eDiscovery Expert on Hand? http://kuex.us/5a2f
  6. Didn’t We Learn Something From Enron? http://kuex.us/5a7b
  7. E-Discovery Sanctions In New York Supreme Court: Einstein v. 357 LLC - http://kuex.us/5b42
  8. Eighth Circuit Refuses to Require District Court to Tax ESI Costs http://bit.ly/6NEm0Z
  9. Email Wins Cases http://kuex.us/5a30
  10. Facebook Creates Team to Manage Requests for Info in Criminal Cases - http://kuex.us/5a2c
  11. High Profile New York City Divorce Lawyer Says Electronic Devices May Hold Tiger Woods Hostage in a Possible Divorce http://kuex.us/59ea
  12. Hon. William A. Dreier on How To Handle E-Discovery In ADR Matters http://bit.ly/8juMxL
  13. Issuance of Guidance - Department of Justice Criminal Discovery and Case Management Working Group - http://kuex.us/5bd0
  14. Lawyer's Statements in Letter Protected by Privilege, Judge Rules in Libel Case - http://kuex.us/5bc1
  15. Multimedia Trial Consultant's Time and Equipment Expenses Awarded as Costs http://bit.ly/8UenDT
  16. Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure on E-Discovery Now In Effect - http://kuex.us/59ae
  17. Partly Clear? Well Written Report On One Of Three Segments Of E-Discovery Vendor Landscape - http://kuex.us/594e
  18. Reasons to Bring eDiscovery In-House: Recent Judicial Decision - http://kuex.us/5b22
  19. Securities Litigation Grows More Slowly Than Expected http://bit.ly/6p13bX
  20. Social Networking Policies: Best Practices For Companies - http://kuex.us/5b44
  21. Text Messaging: 19 states, the District of Columbia and Guam now ban text messaging for all drivers. http://kuex.us/59e3
  22. The Four Factor Test to Determine Whether Corporate Email Is protected by Attorney-Client Privilege - http://kuex.us/5964
  23. The Need for Practical E-Discovery Standards - http://kuex.us/5bcb
  24. Trainable E-Discovery Software Offers Cost Savings - http://kuex.us/5b43
  25. TSA Document Release Show Pitfalls of Electronic Redaction - http://kuex.us/5a7c
Content for Understanding Technology
Vendor Views

Industry Landscape
Case Summaries

Case Law and EDD via DiscoverApplied (@discoverapplied)
  • Case Summary: Sanctions requiring defendants/counsel to pay $3.2 million of plaintiffs' attorney fees vacated because - http://kuex.us/5b27
  • Case Summary: Attorney-client priv not waived under FRE 502 for email chain inadvert disclosed outside discov process. http://kuex.us/58c6
  • Case Summary: 2/3 cost of a court-appointed ediscovery expert recovered by the only one of six plaintiffs...http://kuex.us/5760
  • Case Summary: A motion for order requiring plaintiff to pay half of defendant’s 3rd party vendor ediscovery costs denied http://kuex.us/5760
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