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, November 14, 2012

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - November 14, 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
  • 9th Circuit Considers Whether Hitting ‘Send’ Creates Agency – http://bit.ly/UCe1DL (Scott Graham)
  • Chancery Court Endorses Predictive Coding – http://bit.ly/UxTtXl (Bracewell & Giuliani)
  • CIA Director Ousted By Metadata – http://bit.ly/UDkoB8 (@ITLexOrg)
  • Court Invokes FRE 502(d) to Permit Intentional Production of Privileged Materials Without Waiver – http://bit.ly/Uzi5io (Crowell & Moring)
  • Court Orders Broad Discovery of Class Members’ Social Media, Text Messages & Email – http://bit.ly/W637l3 (K&L Gates)
  • Crunching the Numbers for Predictive Coding – http://bit.ly/XCaaqU (Drew Lewis)
  • Da Silva Moore: Judge Carter Denies Motion for Recusal or Disqualification – http://bit.ly/XxnbSL (K&L Gates)
  • Defendant Claiming Not Reasonably Accessible Data Has Some ‘Splaining To Do – eDiscovery Case Law – http://bit.ly/Xp7GvV (Doug Austin)
  • Do Defense Counsel Have Carte Blanche To Discover Plaintiffs’ Use Of Social Networking Sites? http://bit.ly/Xp5RPv (Michael Maslanka)
  • eDiscovery and Social Media: Recap from TLI Litigation Summit, Part II – http://bit.ly/QnpRA4 (Gina Rubel)
  • eDiscovery: Resolving Issues Through a Collaborative Approach – http://bit.ly/XBIXES (Martin O’Hara)
  • eLessons Learned: Interview with the Honorable Ronald J. Hedges -  http://bit.ly/Xyti9k (Catherine Kiernan)
  • Failing to Circulate A Litigation Hold Does Not Warrant a Presumption of Gross Negligence – http://bit.ly/XBb46X (Dan Harshman)
  • FTC’s New eDiscovery Rules in Effect as of November 9 2012 -  http://bit.ly/UABDTQ (Ryan Thomas)
  • Hooters Law Suit Must Use Predictive Coding from Same Vendor – http://bit.ly/XxoDEG (Anna Biblowitz)
  • Information Governance Even More Important In The Era Of Big Data – Forbes – http://onforb.es/Xmnfog (Barry Murphy)
  • Judge Carter Refuses to Disqualify one of SDNY’s “Experts in eDiscovery” – More on Da Silva Moore – http://bit.ly/Xp7RY7 (Gil Keteltas)
  • Judge Orders Parties to Keep it “Kleen” – eDiscovery Law Review – http://bit.ly/T2YBnx (Dylan Alper)
  • Judge Peck’s Decision Not to Recuse Himself in ‘Da Silva Moore’ Upheld – http://bit.ly/VNxIIJ (Evan Koblentz)
  • Judge Warns: Avoid Mechanically Produced Boilerplate Privilege Logs – http://bit.ly/XyuWru (Carey Busan)
  • Metadata: You [Only] Get What You Ask For – http://bit.ly/UGcuam (Lee Marchisio)
  • Moving TARget: The Hunt for a More Cost Effective and Efficient Review – http://bit.ly/TfsKAe (Christopher Yoshida)
  • New York Courts Continue to Deem Social Networking Sites Discoverable – http://bit.ly/UxVHGl (Matthew Podolnick)
  • Paraben Forensic Innovation Conference 2012 – http://bit.ly/UyDsjX (Josh Gilliland)
  • Patently Unclear – http://bit.ly/XxkP6e (Craig Ball)
  • Predictive Coding Metrics are for Weenies – Part III – http://bit.ly/UEJVtG (Karl Schieneman)
  • Recusal Motion in Da Silva Moore Case Denied – http://bit.ly/Q0dMRA (Philip Favro)
  • Review Acceleration: Getting the Most from Technology-Assisted Review – http://bit.ly/T9e6ue (Hope Swancy-Haslam)
  • Statistical Pattern Matching Predicts Presidential Winners, Why Not Privilege and Responsiveness? http://bit.ly/Xn9i9o (Sandra Serkes)
  • Technology: Ethics Meets eDiscovery – http://bit.ly/UGb4wj (John Cowling, Daniel Nelson)
  • That E-mail Is Mine; Or Is It?: Who Owns an E-mail Message? | Data Governance Law – http://bit.ly/XBAYYp (Tim Banks)
  • The Employer’s Duty to Preserve “ESI” – http://bit.ly/Xz6C8J (Francis Cook)
  • Using the Same eDiscovery Vendor as your Opponent – http://bit.ly/XyXReW (Elizebeth Cohee)
  • What’s in a Name? Potentially, a Lot of Permutations – eDiscovery Best Practices http://bit.ly/UExXjZ (Doug Austin)
  • When It Comes to eDiscovery, Leave the Driving to Us – http://bit.ly/UyyTWW (Bob Ambrogi)
  • Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire: Powering eDiscovery with Data Loss Prevention – http://bit.ly/XyQTqj (Allison Walton)
  • Without Request, Delaware State Judge Orders Use of Predictive Coding in Complex Case – http://bit.ly/Xn4VLB (Robert Hilson)
  • Why is Legal Hold Still a Mystery? http://bit.ly/VHJMLy (Mikki Tomlinson)
Reports and Resources
  • Canadian eDiscovery Case Law Digests – Common Law -  http://bit.ly/UEJMX6 (Peg Duncan)
  • Disclosure and Discovery in Utah – http://bit.ly/Uy1vzC (Utah Courts)
  • Ethics of Twitter Research: Topology of Disciplines, Methods and Ethics Review Boards – http://bit.ly/UzhU6Y (Nick Proferes, Michael Zimmer)
  • November Edition of Notable Cases and Events in #eDiscovery (PDF) http://bit.ly/RTr5Sl (Sidley Austin)
  • Randoms vs Weirdos: Teen Use of Social Networking Sites and Perceptions of Legal Risk -  http://bit.ly/UzkVEc (Alternative Law Journal)
  • Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensics: State Rules and Statutes – http://bit.ly/Xmm4VL (Kroll Ontrack)
  • Update: Peck, Parties and Predictive Coding – http://bit.ly/xAztDv (@ComplexD)
  • Where the Money Goes: Understanding Litigant Expenditures for Producing eDiscovery – http://bit.ly/HCcDY2 (Nicholas Pace, Laura Zakaras)
Sight and Sound
  • Case in Point: Where Deleted Emails Go – http://bit.ly/HM288p (Tom Fishburne)
  • Legal Risks with BYOD (Bring Your Own Devices) Video – http://bit.ly/VMoTPo (Peter Vogel)
  • Video Discussing the International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners with LXBN TV – http://bit.ly/UF2tdj (Hogan Lovells)
Technology and Tactics
  • Chesbro v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.: Court Rejects Defense of “Informational” Calls – http://bit.ly/UCTrgQ (Justine Gottshall)
  • Corporate Threat Report: Fraud Down, Data Theft Persistent – http://bit.ly/UEqQYA (Catherine Dunn)
  • Dropbox Passes 100 Million Users – http://nyti.ms/UGbaUW (Jenna Wortham)
  • Election 2012 Lessons for the Business Use of Big Data – http://bit.ly/XxCSJv (William Tanenbaum)
  • Ex-Spy Chief David Petraeus Gave His Mistress Access To His Email – http://onforb.es/XuTzFq (Kashmir Hill)
  • Finally, Another Interesting Take On A Global File System – http://bit.ly/XxlZP1 (Chuck Hollis)
  • Gartner Research Renews Interest in GC Affairs – http://bit.ly/XB295s (Evan Koblentz)
  • Google Discloses Rising Number of Government Requests – http://bit.ly/UGbfI8 (CircleD)
  • Hitachi Announces All Solid-State Storage Array – http://bit.ly/UyEzA4 (Deni Connor, James Bagley)
  • In CLO Survey, In-House Counsel Challenging Firms on Value, Service – http://bit.ly/RFdYUK (Catherine Dunn)
  • Litigating Post-Close Merger Cases — HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation – http://hvrd.me/Xxpwgl (Boris Feldman)
  • Lock It Up: Managing Security Risks in Public Clouds – http://bit.ly/XBbn1E (Mitch Wagner)
  • NOC Privacy Compliance Review: Social Media Monitoring/Situational Awareness Initiative – http://bit.ly/XxlpRj (Donald Triner)
  • Personal Data Transfers: Google Cloud SQL Service Offers EU-Only Processing and Storage Capability – http://bit.ly/UExDSh (Pinsent Masons)
  • Petraeus’s Downfall Reminds That Email Lasts Forever – http://bit.ly/XEAqAX (Alison Diana)
  • Petraeus Fallout: 5 Gmail Security Facts – http://bit.ly/XEGXvv (Mathew Schwartz)
  • Troubleshooting ActiveSync Issues Using Logs – http://bit.ly/UD8JCu (Casper Manes)
  • Vendor Mergers and Acquisitions – Signed, But Not Sealed, Not Delivered, Not Yours – http://bit.ly/XxF5EQ (Kashyap Kompella)
  • When Businesses Go Dark: A DDoS Survey – http://bit.ly/Xxmgld (Ted Swearingen)
  • Will Wikipedia Wither Traditional Legal Citation? http://bit.ly/XnMuX6 (Peter Vogel)
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
  • AccessData Quietly Enters Ranks of World’s Most Respected Digital Investigations Companies – http://bit.ly/T1PfID (Business Wire)
  • BIA eDiscovery Updates TotalDiscovery to Include Notification Features – http://prn.to/UyktGk (PR Newswire)
  • BlackBag Technologies Announces BlackLight™ 2012 R4 Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPad Forensics Software Release – http://bit.ly/XmiuLt (PR Web)
  • British Telecom (BT Group Plc) To Acquire Tikit – http://bit.ly/W4ScwK (@LegalIT)
  • Catalyst Partners With Equivio to Deliver Unparalleled Predictive Coding Technologies – http://mwne.ws/XCaBl8 (Marketwire)
  • Complete Managed Review From OrangeLT™ -  http://bit.ly/GR5Jv0 (@OrangeLT)
  • Computer Forensics Firm LuciData Distinguishes Itself From The Competition – http://bit.ly/UGcOFP (Elizabeth Millard)
  • Concept Searching Partners with RKO Business Solutions – http://bit.ly/UD8zuM (PR Web)
  • Dr. Bruce Hartley Joins Celerity Consulting Group – http://bit.ly/XB9Fxh (PR Web)
  • EDD Update: USPTO Grants H5 Patent for Its TAR Process – http://bit.ly/UxTkTS (Sean Doherty)
  • eDiscovering Vendors on Twitter – November 2012 Update -  http://bit.ly/LJR5ie (@ComplexD)
  • eDiscovery Services Company Further Expands New York Presence – http://bit.ly/XBa4Qk (PR Web)
  • EMC Adds Scale, Connectors to Kazeon eDiscovery – http://bit.ly/VUDjbA (Evan Koblentz)
  • European Union Competition Regulator Selects Nuix for Use During Inspections at Corporate Premises – http://bit.ly/TFo86K (Business Wire)
  • First Advantage Expands Leadership Team – http://mwne.ws/VDuOWY (Marketwire)
  • FTI Consulting Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation For 7 3/4% Senior Notes Due 2016 – http://prn.to/XqjrSY (PR Newswire)
  • FTI Consulting Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – http://bit.ly/XnNgU0 (Seeking Alpha)
  • Guidance Software Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary – http://bit.ly/XBp4h7 (Business Wire)
  • H5 Granted Patent for Technology-Assisted Review – http://bit.ly/T2ZOeI (Press Release)
  • Kroll Ontrack Pushing Services into the Local Market | Reseller News New Zealand – http://bit.ly/UDsfib (Vera Alves)
  • LexisNexis Blazes Audit Trail for ECA App – http://bit.ly/UFtNYZ (Evan Koblentz)
  • Masters Conference Names Founder Robert E. Childress as CEO -  http://bit.ly/UxUgaZ (Press Release)
  • Merrill DataSite® Virtual Data Room Honored as “Information Management Product/Service of the Year” http://bit.ly/UGcIOx (PR Web)
  • Nextpoint – First eDiscovery Service Provider Accepted into Amazon’s Advanced Technology Partners Program – http://bit.ly/XB9TV2 (PR Web)
  • New Version of LexisNexis Early Data Analyzer Features Enhanced eDiscovery Filtering Tools – http://yhoo.it/UEK3JF (Business Wire)
  • NightOwl Discovery Enhances Its Discovery Management Services with Equivio Zoom – http://prn.to/Xn6Xvp (PR Newswire)
  • Prepare For eDJ Group’s Q4 eDiscovery Market Update – http://bit.ly/XxQ7ty (Barry Murphy)
  • Radicati Group Releases “eDiscovery – Market Quadrant, 2012″ -  http://on.mktw.net/Xy1xh9 (Marketwire)
  • Rimkus Analytics Forms Alliance with Servient to Add Two New Services to Digital Forensics Division – http://bit.ly/Xy0VYL (Business Wire)
  • StoneRiver Risk and Compliance Acquires Compliance Assurance Corporation – http://bit.ly/VNymGb (Press Release)
  • The Oliver Group Announces Addition of Partner/Vice President of Data Acquisition and Forensics – http://bit.ly/UEwvOz (PR Web)
  • Top Workplaces: Candor, Camaraderie Distinguish Legal-Software Firm kCura – Chicago Tribune – http://bit.ly/UGbuml (Jane Kidd Stewart)
  • Xerox Announces Managed Review Offering – http://bit.ly/UDqv8L (Foster Gibbons)
  • ZL Technologies Announces Advanced OCR Capabilities for Harnessing Unstructured Data – http://mwne.ws/Xna9Hp (Marketwire)
2012 eDiscovery Events

NOVEMBER

The 7th Annual E-Disclosure Forum
November 15, 2012
London, United Kingdom
Click here for more information.

Information Governance & eDiscovery Strategy
November 27-29, 2012
Munich, Germany
Click here for more information.

DECEMBER

Georgetown Law – The Advanced eDiscovery Institute
December 6-7, 2013
Washington, DC
Click here for more information.

2013 Events

JANUARY

LegalTech New York 2013
January 29-31, 2013
New York, NY
Click here for more information.

FEBRUARY

ACEDS 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition
February 28 – March 2, 2013
Hollywood, FL
Click here for more information.

MARCH

Legal IT Business Show 2013
March 5-6, 2013
London, United Kingdom
Click here for more information.

The Sedona Conference® Institute’s 7th Annual E-Discovery Program: Living On E-Discovery’s Cutting Edge
March 21-22, 2013
San Diego, CA
Click for more information.

APRIL

ABA TECHSHOW
April 4-6, 2013
Chicago, IL
Click here for more information.

Laguna Beach eDiscovery Retreat
April 10-12, 2013
Laguna Beach, CA
Click here for more information.

2013 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition
April 14-17, 2013
Washington, DC
Click here for more information.

MAY
EDRM 2013-14 Kickoff Meeting
May 7-9, 2012
St. Paul, MN 55102
Click here for more information.

CEIC 2013
May 19 – 22, 2013
Orlando, FL
Click here for more information.

LegalTech West Coast
May 21-22, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
Click here for more information.