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, March 28, 2012

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - March 28, 2012

Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week's update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

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eDiscovery News
Content and Considerations
  • A Generation in Transition - bit.ly/H2JTaV (Craig Ball)
  • Another Indemnity Costs Order for eDisclosure Failures - bit.ly/H6Ns27 (Chris Dale)
  • Burden of Proving Alteration of Email Evidence — Best Evidence Issues under Fed.R.Evid. 1008 - bit.ly/H6sFM4 (Gregory Joseph)
  • Computer Forensic Advances Raise Complex Issues – bit.ly/HkGOC9 (Stephen Treglia)
  • Da Silva Moore Plaintiffs File Reply Brief In Support of Objections to Discovery Rulings - bit.ly/GH8LmX (K&L Gates)
  • Da Silva Moore Plaintiffs Slash and Burn their Way Through eDiscovery - bit.ly/H2FLHY (Herb Roitblat)
  • Deepwater’ Illustrates Practical, Legal Challenges of Admitting eDiscovery – bit.ly/HkH8Ro (Leonard Deutchman)
  • eDiscovery Best Practices: Hold It Right There! - bit.ly/GGhytR (Doug Austin)
  • eDiscovery Issues Emerge as Wage-and-Hour Litigation Soars - bit.ly/H6ro7T (Maureen O’Neil)
  • Ex-Juror Who “Friended” Defendant Faces Jail for Bragging on Facebook About Dismissal From Jury Duty – bit.ly/GFZakP (Gibbons)
  • Facebook Firmly States Employers and Schools May Not Access Password Protected Content - bit.ly/H2KCc4 (Bradley Shear)
  • Flattened By Race Tires: 3rd Circuit Limits What eDiscovery Costs Are Recoverable By Prevailing Party -bit.ly/GQtcMS (Mike Zabel)
  • Has eDiscovery Been Solved By Software? bit.ly/GTpQOI (Adam Cohen, Jonathan Nystrom)
  • How to Authenticate Incriminating Social Media Evidence - bit.ly/GIKVMF (John Patzakis)
  • Is Linear Review Dead? http://t.co/VnAvR5es (Greg Buckles)
  • Muppets? Goldman Conducts Company-Wide Email Review - reut.rs/GRagxu (Reuters)
  • No Work Product Protection for Communications between Testifying and Consulting Experts - bit.ly/GOXJyf (Gregory Joseph)
  • N.Y. Appellate Court Ruling Brings Clarity to Cost-Shifting in eDiscovery - bit.ly/GIIQAw (Mark Berman)
  • OrcaTec’s Herb Roitblat Gets The Measure of Da Silva Moore Plaintiffs – bit.ly/H6dkLB (Chris Dale)
  • Patent Troll Clobbers eDiscovery Companies with Lawsuits - bit.ly/Hb0pok (Sharon Nelson)
  • Predictive Coding Based Legal Methods for Search and Review - bit.ly/H6rY5x (Ralph Losey)
  • Predictive Coding on Trial: Knives Out - bit.ly/GIJzlg (Katey Wood)
  • Predictive Tagging: It’s A Process, Not A Panacea - bit.ly/H6iguB (Bill Mariano)
  • Privilege Waived: Insufficient Privilege Log Entries Doom Defendant’s Privilege Claims – bit.ly/H9Xctq (Brandon Hollinder)
  • Putting the Duh in Da Silva Moore - bit.ly/GTpane (Craig Ball)
  • Reducing the Risk of Post-Merger Discovery Surprises in M&A – bit.ly/HaNOpB (Chris Ruggeri, Bart Siegal)
  • Search Strategy Advice From A Top eDiscovery Counsel - bit.ly/GGfMsM (Thomas Svoboda)
  • Semantic Tech Can Take Pain Out Of eDiscovery - bit.ly/GOYd7C (Jennifer Zaino)
  • Should the ‘Daubert’ Standard Apply to Predictive Coding? We May Know Soon - bit.ly/GTGnQ4 (Bob Ambrogi)
  • The Technology Is Not the Issue, It’s How You Use It - bit.ly/GQsC1I (Albert Barsocchini)
  • Third Circuit Slashes $360,000 in Recovered EDD Costs in ‘Race Tires’ - bit.ly/GMuo4v (Saranac Hale Spencer)
  • Tips On Working With The Government When They Are A Party In Litigation – bit.ly/HewyKp (George Kiersted)
  • Trade Secrets and Social Media - bit.ly/GG6Iny (BLLAWG)
  • Training of Predictive Coding Systems Fosters Debate - bit.ly/Hg5eyd (Evan Koblentz)
  • UK Sanctions Order Emphasizes the Importance of Effective eDiscovery Tools - bit.ly/GD1jOb (Philip Favro)
  • Update – Plaintiffs Attack Judge Peck’s Da Silva Moore Predictive Coding Order Again - bit.ly/GMwBNj (Brandon Hollinder)
  • What’s Hot in eDiscovery - bit.ly/GHL0iB (Sharon Nelson, John Simek)
  • What’s the Right Call on Computer Assisted-Review? bit.ly/GTnZ7e (Jon Resnick)
  • Who’s Paying For This? First Department Requires the Producing Party to Initially Bear the Costs of Production in U.S. Bank N.A. v. GreenPoint Mtge. Funding, Inc. - bit.ly/H78vSn (Gibbons)
  • You May Not Have to Pay Piper (or Pay Prevailing Party) for Reimbursement of eDiscovery Costs - bit.ly/GKXFTx (James Damiano)
Reports and Resources
  • 5th Annual eDiscovery Survey Shows Market Maturing – bit.ly/Hgqu46 (Tom O’Connor)
  • ABATECHSHOW® 2012 Conference and EXPO Schedule – bit.ly/HcGvO6 (ABA)
  • Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group, No. 11 Civ. 1279 (ALC) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y). Documents - http://bit.ly/w5AQBa (@ComplexD)
  • EU Conference: Privacy and Protection of Personal Data | Technology Law Source - bit.ly/GGgdmS (Christina Hultsch)
  • FTC Releases Final Privacy Report | HL Chronicle of Data Protection - bit.ly/HghCOQ (Mark Brennan)
  • NIST Publishes Guidance for Electronic Health Record Usability and Security - bit.ly/GCZ2SY (InfoSecurity)
  • The NLJ 250: Annual Survey of the Nation’s Largest Law Firms - bit.ly/GOYw2l (The National Law Journal)
  • The Rear View Mirror on Google+: Top 5 Stories From Last Week’s Unfiltered Orange Newsletter - http://bit.ly/H6vrRL (@OrangeLT)
  • The Risk of Insider Fraud U.S. Study of IT and Business Practitioners - bit.ly/H4IqCe (Ponemon Institute)
  • Thirteen Ways to Steal a Bicycle: Theft Law in the Information Age (Introduction) - bit.ly/HgiWB8 (Stuart Green)
Sight and Sound
  • Breaking Down Yahoo’s Patent Infringement Suit Against Facebook - bit.ly/GOqif7 (Colin O’Keefe, Vincent LoTempio) @LXBN
  • Global eDiscovery & Da Silva Moore Technology Assisted Review Case Overview - bit.ly/GV6pE6 (Michele Lange, Jim Daley)
  • Impressions From SXSWi 2012: Q&A With IBM Social Leaders George Faulkner & Susan Emerick - bit.ly/GFmF82 (Todd Watson)
  • The “Eyes” Have It: Twelve Considerations for Statistics in eDiscovery - bit.ly/eDDStatistics (@OrangeLT)
  • Predictive Coding: A Rose by Any Other Name – bit.ly/Hg7J0z (Sharon Nelson, John Simek, Dan Gallivan)
  • Validating Predictive Coding, Da Silva Moore Case and Other Current Issues – bit.ly/H2JaGC (Karl Schieneman, Herb Roitblat)
Technology and Tactics
  • Alternative Fee Arrangements Are a Tool, Not a Strategy - bit.ly/GFBzAH (Roya Behnia)
  • California Court Rules Gathering ZIP Codes for Fraud Prevention Does Not Violate Credit Card Act - bit.ly/HgbohT (Nihar Shah)
  • Cookies in Europe – Consent Requirements - bit.ly/GDyNsX (Megan Muir)
  • Embracing Digital Services: When Will the Legal Technology Vendors Catch Up? bit.ly/Hcxi8v (Charles Christian)
  • Facebook App Lets You Add Enemies Online - on.mash.to/Hg9SfM (Sam Laird)
  • France Shooting Suspect Tracked Down Through IP Address - on.mash.to/GG7XDc (Zoe Fox)
  • Get Started with EMS Using Get-Mailbox - bit.ly/HgfHJW (Casper Manes)
  • Giant Movers in the Cloud - nyti.ms/H6r7So (Quentin Hardy)
  • “Hacktivism” 2012: Verizon’s Take on Data Breaches and How They Can Be Avoided - bit.ly/GSGwSf (Zach Arbeitel)
  • ICC Issues Policy Statement on Issues Related to Cross-Border Law Enforcement Access to Company Data – bit.ly/GGeKgg (Hunton Williams)
  • Implementing an Information Governance (IG) Program – Where to Begin? bit.ly/GIKja2 (Open Text)
  • ISPs Commit To New Cybersecurity Measures - bit.ly/GQrlrx (Grant Gross)
  • Keys To Creating A Successful Inside-Outside Counsel Partnership | Metropolitan Corporate Counsel - bit.ly/GOVFqf (Miro Casseta)
  • Legal Process Outsourcers Don’t Fall Foul of Indian Advocates Act - bit.ly/GG6VHv (Mark Ross)
  • Let Lawyers Bring Devices to Work - bit.ly/H7nKuD (Rakesh Madhava)
  • Mayor Warns of the Pitfalls in Social Media - nyti.ms/GGgV3r (Michael Grynbaum)
  • Messy Info Systems Could Cost Firms Millions - bit.ly/GMAjGD (Stephanie Quine)
  • Negotiating the Risks of Click-, Shrink- and Browse-Wrap User Agreements - bit.ly/GOVcEg (Julie Machal-Fulks)
  • Never Skip the Pristine Version – bit.ly/HcDRrx (Amy Bowser-Rollins)
  • Pinterest Updates Terms Of Service – http://tcrn.ch/GLy3pd (Ingrid Lunden)
  • Plans to Introduce First Overarching Data Protection Regime in Singapore will Help Attract Business - bit.ly/GMvVHP (Pinsent Masons)
  • SAS Makes Its Bid to Democratize Data Analysis – nyti.ms/GOW4sC (Steve Lohr)
  • Senators Question Employer Requests for Facebook Passwords - nyti.ms/HgdYnZ (NY Times)
  • Social Media at Work Raises Issues of Account Ownership - bit.ly/Hg7g1o (Michael Masri, Pedram Tabibi)
  • Solid State Storage Poised to Throw Monkey Wrench in Current Customer Storage Refresh Cycles - bit.ly/GQqMxV (Jerome Wendt)
  • The Evolving Role And Expectations Of The Chief Ethics And Compliance Officer - bit.ly/GQr3Rk (Scott McCleskey)
  • The Importance of Natural Language Processing for Content Analytics – bit.ly/HkE9bE (Johannes Scholtes)
  • Tips for Avoiding ‘Inbox Anxiety’ - bit.ly/GOXrrd (John Mello)
  • What Not To Do If You’re Suing a Facebook Billionaire - bit.ly/GSPcbh (Alison Frankel)
  • Who Owns Publicly Filed Documents? bit.ly/GR8BYM (Peter Vogel)
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
  • A Look At The Elite Eight? Eight Key Services For eDiscovery From Orange Legal Technologies - http://bit.ly/GKXfMV (@OrangeLT)
  • AccessData:  EDRM Buyer’s Guide Part V – Collection - bit.ly/GOX67V (Caitlin Murphy)
  • Autonomy Powers Intelligent Document Management and Process Automation at IKEA Italy - prn.to/GLGF8M (PR Newswire)
  • Avalon Document Services Leverages Equivio Analytics Technology to Streamline eDiscovery Services – yhoo.it/GIbTTk (PR Newswire)
  • Behind The Top 100: D4 Expanding Its Size And Range – on.rocne.ws/GTfJcG (Diana Carter)
  • BlackBag Technologies Announces BlackLight™ 2012.R1 Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPad Forensics Software Release – bit.ly/GH9NQ6 (PR Web)
  • Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat Chooses BlackStone Discovery to Guide Advanced Analytics Discussions – bit.ly/HaPyiw (Press Release)
  • Catalyst, CaseCentral Among EDD Vendors Targeted by ‘Patent Troll’ – http://bit.ly/HkZQIG (Evan Koblentz)
  • CommVault Elevates Standards for Excellence in Technical Support - bit.ly/GDCWwT (Press Release)
  • DataStax Enterprise 2.0 Adds Enterprise Search Capabilities to Smart Big Data Platform - bit.ly/GIanRd (Press Release)
  • E-Discovery ECA Specialist Venio Plans Production, Next Comes Review - bit.ly/GMuHMD (Evan Koblentz)
  • ESG Lab Validates NexGen Delivers the First Midrange SAN with Storage QoS – bit.ly/HeyDG4 (Business Wire)
  • eTERA Consulting Nominated for Best of National Law Journal Legal Vendor Awards - bit.ly/GMtYex (PR Web)
  • First Advantage Litigation Consulting Announces Acquisition of DLR Legal - bit.ly/GHQ5Hu (Press Release)
  • Gallivan Upgrades Digital WarRoom E-Discovery Suite – bit.ly/HkHwzs (Evan Koblentz)
  • GGO Releases version 8.3 Digital WarRoom E-Discovery Platform - bit.ly/GSUCTH (PR Web)
  • Guidance Software Announces 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders - bit.ly/H6zVru (Marketwire)
  • Index Engines Revs Up With Octane - bit.ly/GOVivN (Sean Doherty)
  • Integreon eView: Adaptive Coding with Review Expertise - bit.ly/GH9qoo (Christine Taylor)
  • Leading eDiscovery Authority Thomas Barnett Named Managing Director at Stroz Friedberg - bit.ly/H6qMPI (Business Wire)
  • Nikon Corporation Takes Control of eDiscovery Process With Symantec’s Clearwell eDiscovery Platform – bit.ly/H6pBj4 (Marketwire)
  • OrcaTec: Roitblat Publishes Critique: Argument in Da Silva Moore Case Isn’t About Predictive Coding - bit.ly/GTGhoY (PR Web)
  • Quantum Unveils Software Platform Based On vmPRO Technology For #Cloud-Based Data Protection - bit.ly/GFEzaI(@CompTechReview)
  • Recommind:  Predictive Coding And Patented Workflow: A Defensible #eDiscovery System - bit.ly/H6i5zy (Howard Sklar)
  • RenewData® Introduces Non-Native Encrypted Tape Extraction - bit.ly/H7jif9 (Business Wire)
  • Rocket Matter Launches API and Integration with Automatic Time Tracking Tool Chrometa – bit.ly/HevLt0 (Benjamin Stevens)
  • Servient Releases Version 4.3 of its eDiscovery Platform Featuring Further Automation of Predictive Review – bit.ly/GOH3Xy (PR Web)
  • SHMsoft:  Houston Start-Up brings Big Data Technology to E-Discovery Private Beta - bit.ly/GOVzyP (PR Log)
  • Special Counsel First eDiscovery Staffing Firm To Require Permanent Project Manager CEDS-Certification – bit.ly/GFS9R9 (ACEDS)
  • StoneTurn Announces Bay Area eDiscovery Alliance with BlackStone Discovery - yhoo.it/GIc3tX (Business Wire)
  • Stroz Friedberg Opens New e-Discovery Operations Center in Purchase, New York - bit.ly/GFRfUz (Business Wire)
  • Tech Start-Up of the Week: Cernam - bit.ly/H6eOFF (Silicon Republic)
  • UHY Advisors Joins Guidance Software Global Partner Program – http://mwne.ws/GR8vU0 (Marketwire)
  • Workshare Updates Intuitive Share Point interface for Microsoft Office Users - bit.ly/GQseQC (Announcement)
  • ZyLAB:  eDiscovery – A Focus On Cost Saving And Winning - bit.ly/H6Nceb (Mary Mack)
2012 eDiscovery Events

MARCH

ABA TECHSHOW 2012
March 29-31, 2012
Chicago, IL

APRIL

ACEDS 2012 Conference
April 2 - 4, 2012
Hollywood, FL

Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit – Europe
April 2-3, 2012
London, UK

12th Annual Super Conference
April 23 - 24, 2012
Chicago, IL

MAY

2012 World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting
May 3 - 4, 2012
Washington, DC

INSIGHT 2012 Law Firm IT - Conference and Exposition
May 8 - 9, 2012
London, UK

EDRM 2012 - 2013 Kickoff Meeting
May 16 - 17, 2012
St. Paul, MN

CEIC 2012
May 21 - 24, 2012
Summerlin, NV

LegalTech West Coast 2012
May 22-23, 2012
Los Angeles, CA

eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference
May 23 – 25, 2012
Tempe, AZ

JUNE

ILO Global Counsel Congress
June 14, 2012
New York, NY

JULY

Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat
July 22 - 24, 2012
Carmel, CA

AUGUST

ILTA Annual Conference 2012
August 26 - 30, 2012
Washington, DC

SEPTEMBER

Intermountain eDiscovery Conference 2012
September 13, 2012 (Planning)
Salt Lake City, UT

ACC Annual Meeting
September 30 - October 3, 2012
Orlando, FL

OCTOBER

EDI Leadership Summit 2012
October 17 - 19, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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