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

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - June 6, 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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@InfoGovernance will be on Summer Hiatus (Studying, Thinking, Planning) beginning in early June and will resume publication in early July.


eDiscovery News
Content and Considerations
  • 7 Ways to Handle eDiscovery During FCPA Investigations - bit.ly/JHmqQG (Catherine Dunn)
  • 10 Bonehead Mistakes That Can Kill eDiscovery Searches - bit.ly/JR8rcp (Craig Ball)
  • Activating Your Information Management Shield - bit.ly/JR8aWR (James Shook)
  • An Updated Technology Assisted Review Backgrounder (1 February – 5 June 2012) bit.ly/IiTGtb (@OrangeLT)
  • Are ‘Drive By’ Rule 26(f) Meetings the Norm? bit.ly/L1dWBK (Federal Judicial Center)
  • California Federal Court Taxes $700,000 in eDiscovery Costs in Race Tires Case - bit.ly/KNXeWn (Robert Hilson)
  • Can You Recover Costs for eDiscovery Services as an Expense of Litigation? bit.ly/JRbJMB (Michael Palumbo)
  • Computer-Assisted Coding is Powerful Tool to Control Complex Case eDiscovery Costs - bit.ly/LIN5fs (Rob McFarlane, Russell Petersen)
  • Conceptual Search verses Predictive Coding – bit.ly/JPtnjY (Bill Tolson)
  • Corporate Emails Do Not Necessarily Comprise Corporate Business Records - bit.ly/M7RQPf (Alain Liebman)
  • Court Allows Third Party Discovery Because Defendant is an “Unreliable Source” - bit.ly/NyYFZK (Doug Austin)
  • Court Denies Request for Sanctions Against Consultant Absent Showing of Prejudice - bit.ly/JHnTq4 (Littler)
  • Da Silva Moore: Defendant Opposes Plaintiffs’ Objections to May 7 Discovery Rulings - bit.ly/L9yg2c (K&L Gates)
  • Deleted Email. Are You Looking In The Right Place? bit.ly/KtASgx (Mark G. Walker)
  • Eaton Executives’ Affidavits Focus on eDiscovery Problems – bit.ly/JHn7td (Sue Reisinger)
  • eDisclosure: TAR is Not a Plaything - bit.ly/L1Kdai (Mike Taylor)
  • eDiscovery: Memorializing the eDiscovery Process - bit.ly/Nf9gLP (Alvin Lindsey)
  • eDiscovery Searching: Don’t Let Stop Words Stop You From Effective Searching – bit.ly/LNDtwo (Doug Austin)
  • E-Discovery Gamers: Join Me In Stopping Them – bit.ly/LfA3oY (Ralph Losey)
  • E-Discovery in Law School: Yes, You Need to Learn This Stuff - bit.ly/M1blpR (Christopher Danzig)
  • “Essentially Non-existent Document Retention Policy” Renders Defendants an “Unreliable Source of Discovery;” Court Grants Sanctions for False Statements, Discovery Violations -  bit.ly/L5x6mV (K&L Gates)
  • Federal Cloud Report Advises Legal Holds, Preservation Standards - bit.ly/JHm8ck (Evan Koblentz)
  • Five Steps to a Forensically Sound Social Media Archive - bit.ly/M0SuLj (Jason Krause)
  • Handling Deleted E-mail Messages During eDiscovery Processing - bit.ly/L1v7my (Armon Gunger)
  • How to Avoid eDiscovery Disasters - bit.ly/Kuk1rA (Erin Joyce)
  • Investing To Avoid The Mere Imputation of Sanctionable eDiscovery Conduct - bit.ly/Lvq6Cc (Chris Dale)
  • Judge Peck: Cloud For Enterprises Not Cost-Effective Without Efficient eDiscovery Process - bit.ly/KZ8saw (John Patzakis)
  • Kleen Products Predictive Coding Update – Judge Nolan - bit.ly/L1d14l (Matthew Nelson)
  • Lawyers May Look at Sender’s Metadata but Can’t Use Program to Find Scrubbed Info - bit.ly/KT7BsP (Samson Habte)
  • Law School Classes on eDiscovery: Important and Informative, or Waste of Time? bit.ly/Kuklqf (Christopher Danzig)
  • Legal Hold: Getting Off on the Right Foot in eDiscovery – bit.ly/LwaHBt (Eric Thurston)
  • Mastering the Review Phase of the EDRM - bit.ly/MsybMG (Kevin Nichols)
  • NLRB’s Third Social Media Report Includes Model Social Media Policy - bit.ly/N4avgS (Kristin Sostowski)
  • Playing Moneyball in the Compliance Department - bit.ly/JTsphN (Ryan McConnell, Daniel Trujillo, Katelyn Richardson)
  • Proposed Standard Voir Dire Jury Instruction Cautioning Jurors Against Social Media and Internet Use - bit.ly/Nz0V3i (Gregory Joseph)
  • Spoliation of Data Can Lead to Your Case Being Dismissed – bit.ly/KufDsG (Doug Austin)
  • The Demise of The News of the World: An Analysis of “Hackgate” Through an eDiscovery Lens - bit.ly/NyZXE1 (Allison Walton)
  • The Four Corners of SocialMedia and eDiscovery - bit.ly/KNWyjF (Michelle Sherman)
  • The Lingering Question Whether Spoliation Sanctions Are Governed by State or Federal Law – bit.ly/LvsOrt (Gregory Joseph)
  • The No Fly Zone of Producing An Entire Facebook Profile - bit.ly/LNr6jR (Josh Gilliland)
  • The Rise of Technology-Assisted Review (TAR) bit.ly/L1vPAt (Barry Murphy)
  • What is a ‘Reasonable Search’?  bit.ly/Ktyg2d (Howard Sklar)
  • What the Market Really Wants From eDiscovery Software - bit.ly/KXFpBe (Andrew Bartholomew)
Reports and Resources
  • 80% Of Companies Use Social Media To Track Competitors (Study) bit.ly/JRff9Y (Shea Bennett)
  • 2012 Executive Insights: Europe – Economic Impact and Outlook for the Future (PDF) bit.ly/JCBK0O (Grail Research)
  • An Update: Peck, Parties and Predictive Coding (1,432 Pages With Index) bit.ly/xAztDv (@ComplexD)
  • Designing Search Systems: Churn, Real-Time Search and Twitter - bit.ly/Lw1U2z (Jimmy Lin, Gilad Mishne)
  • Information Privacy Regulation – What You Need to Know About Current Developments - bit.ly/LGV3C9 (Donna Ruscitti)
  • Law Technology News – May/June 2012 Issue - bit.ly/JCFD5V (Law Technology News)
  • Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update – June 2012 (PDF) bit.ly/L9voSU (Morrison Foerster)
  • Social Media Archiving and Collection for eDiscovery? 15 Interesting Technologies - bit.ly/JCz7fo (@ComplexD)
  • State of Compliance: 2012 Study Provides a Lens into the Changing Practice of Compliance Risk Management – pwc.to/KKpJWX (PwC)
  • The 2012 Am Law 200 - bit.ly/JR9J7h (The American Lawyer)
  • The Rear View Mirror on Google+: Top 5 Stories From Last Week’s Unfiltered Orange Newsletter - bit.ly/M47Imr (@OrangeLT)
  • Twitter Use 2012 | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project - bit.ly/NyZ4LN (Aaron Smith, Joanna Brenner)
  • Worldwide eDiscovery Infrastructure 2012–2016 Forecast (IDC) - bit.ly/KumKS3 (Vivian Tero)
Sight and Sound
  • Attorney Review – Predictive Coding and Traditional Review: An 80% Savings In Attorney Review Hours? bit.ly/JTMHYz (@OrangeLT)
  • Case in Point: “Hells Spoliators” bit.ly/LgsgHv (Tim Fishburne)
  • Video: Kleen-ing up with Technology-Assisted Review Tools – bit.ly/LgLJb7 (Alex Vorro, Julie Beck)
Technology and Tactics
  • A Cloud Computing Strategy for Europe | New Europe – bit.ly/LH2hWY (Neelie Kroes)
  • A Look At What Every Executive Should Learn from Wal-Mart’s Mistakes | Harvard Business Review – bit.ly/JTtiHo (Ben Kerschberg)
  • Archiving Helps Biz Comply with Data Protection Laws – ZDNet Asia News - bit.ly/Nz2luH (Ellyne Phneah)
  • Confirmed: US and Israel Created Stuxnet, Lost Control Of It – bit.ly/L3JsvK (Nate Anderson)
  • Data Vulnerability Toughens Lawyers’ Confidentiality Rules - bit.ly/LNwjbq (Steven Bennett)
  • Deep Dive into Data-as-a-Service Impacts on Business Ecosystems - bit.ly/LIQSta (Robert Fox)
  • Does Data Have Gravity? bit.ly/LGCzlp (Chuck Hollis)
  • FLAME! Bigger and Badder Than Stuxnet - bit.ly/L2BRTU (Sharon Nelson)
  • Hospital to Pay $750,000 to Settle Data Breach Charges Brought by Massachusetts AG - bit.ly/LvwGZq (Marcy Wilder)
  • Hot Off The Press – Today’s New NLRB Social Media Guidance – bit.ly/KulFcJ (Michael Schmidt)
  • How Big Data Gets Real – nyti.ms/LvuktF (Quentin Hardy)
  • Insights and Practical Solutions for Employers Considering a “Bring Your Own Device” to Work Program -bit.ly/L9vfPE (Philip Gordon)
  • Is the ‘Smartphone Will’ in Our Future?  bit.ly/KtAe2C (John Conte)
  • Is Your Company Website Revealing International Trade Law Violations? bit.ly/Nz6QFs (David Schwartz)
  • Judge Sends Cybercriminals to Jail and Orders $39.1 Million in Restitution - bit.ly/LNrOOc (Peter Vogel)
  • Learning To Escape The ROI Trap - bit.ly/LPjzRF (Chuck Hollis)
  • Legal Battle Over Twitter Subpoena Heats Up | Reuters - reut.rs/N4bA8v (Robin Respaut)
  • Managing the Risks and Costs of Email Archives: Part I – Initial Considerations & Functionality – bit.ly/Nz0lCG (Mayer Brown)
  • Microsoft Says Internet Explorer 10 Will Set “Do Not Track” by Default - bit.ly/JR8J2N (John Horan)
  • Password Privacy and Social Media Compliance – bit.ly/L1hxzI (Tim Walker)
  • Rethinking Privacy in an Era of Big Data – nyti.ms/KKpxa1 (Quentin Hardy)
  • SEC Approves FINRA Rule Changes - bit.ly/KOscxC (Tim Walker)
  • Should We All Be Getting The Twitter ‘Jitters’? Be Careful What You Say Online (PDF) bit.ly/KuhPjU (Susan McLean, Alistair Maughan)
  • Text Message Complaint Against Sports Team Highlights Risks Associated New Media Interaction with Fans – bit.ly/LvrBA8 (Loeb & Loeb)
  • Twitter’s New Tailored Suggestion Service Raises Questions - bit.ly/KukJFi (Tanya Forsheit)
  • Using Previous Versions to Find Missing PST Files - bit.ly/JTsNwZ (Jeff Orloff)
  • Vermont Updates Data Breach Notification Law – bit.ly/NzeBeu (Mintz Levin)
  • You Need To File A Motion For A Protective Order!!! bit.ly/JCC1AR (Katherine Gallo)
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
  • An Update: Intermountain eDiscovery Conference 2012 | Managing Mountains of ESI - bit.ly/JQJScz (@OrangeLT)
  • AccessData:  The Symantec Clearwell Acquisition: One Year Later – eDiscovery Insight – bit.ly/KYzDTj (Tim Leehealey)
  • Another Modestly Priced eDiscovery Tool: ReadySuite from Compiled Services – bit.ly/LgBdAG (Sharon Nelson)
  • AlphaLit Achieves Elite ISO 27001 Certification” bit.ly/L9xUZq (PR Web)
  • Autonomy Announces Big Data Solutions in the Cloud - bit.ly/M0Xdg4 (@LegalIT)
  • bit-x-bit Becomes Relativity Consulting Partner - bit.ly/KsWAPA (Press Release)
  • Catalyst Launches Enhanced Partner Recognition Program - bit.ly/NzlFrL (Press Release)
  • Catalyst Recognizes Document Solutions, Inc. (DSi) as its First Summit Partner - bit.ly/LvYPj9 (Press Release)
  • Charles Christian Partners with the LawTech Europe Congress Event - bit.ly/KukwSH (PR Web)
  • Clustify 3.0, A Flexible New Way to Analyze and Organize - bit.ly/KtyTZr (Jennifer Shockley)
  • Compiled Services Releases ReadySuite Version 4.2 - bit.ly/JHmGir (Michael Roach)
  • CYA SmartRecovery v6.0 for EMC Documentum - bit.ly/LNxCHp (PR Web)
  • DOAR Adds Gerard Britton to Its eDiscovery Consulting Team – bit.ly/L9w36R (Michael Roach)
  • Early Data Assessment – A Webinar with AccessData and Apersee - bit.ly/KuhptY (Chris Dale)
  • Early Data Assessment: Setting the Standard in eDiscovery Readiness - bit.ly/JCBAqd (Kroll Ontrack)
  • eDiscovery Institute Announces Second Annual Leadership Summit – October 17-19, 2012 – bit.ly/KuirpB (PR Web)
  • enChoice Announces CYA SmartRecovery Support for IBM FileNet P8 V5.x - bit.ly/Lie8JU (PR Web)
  • Enhancement of Statistical Validation of the Predictive Review Workflow is Featured in Servient Update – bit.ly/Nf5WjW (PR Web)
  • Epiq Systems Approves Share Repurchase Program - on.mktw.net/Lggq05 (GlobeNewswire)
  • Epiq Systems Shareholders Vote Thumbs Down On Executive Pay - bit.ly/L9x0fI (Mark Davis)
  • eTERAConsulting Names John Christly as Managing Consultant - bit.ly/L9wMVO (PR Web)
  • Global EDD Group Implements Venio FPR™ Integrated eDiscovery Platform - bit.ly/Kujx4R (PR Log)
  • HP releases Data Protector 7 - bit.ly/LvshWg (Kirsten Doyle)
  • HP Reveals Post-Acquisition Plans for Autonomy - rww.to/Lw3stx (Scott Fulton)
  • iDiscovery Solutions Hires Tracy Good as Manager of Project Management - bit.ly/LgmK7W (@LegalIT)
  • Index Engines Announces Support for HP Data Protector at HP Discover 2012 Conference - bit.ly/Lgz9ss (Press Release)
  • Iram Arras Joins iCONECT as Director of Product Management - bit.ly/NyYkpV (PR Web)
  • IronMountain Incorporated Announces 8% Increase to Quarterly Dividend” bit.ly/L9zt9Z (Business Wire)
  • Jackson Lewis Selects Kroll Ontrack as Its Preferred eDiscovery Solutions Provider - on.mktw.net/KtRWTt (Business Wire)
  • LexisNexis Acquires Sanction Solutions - bit.ly/KKoZkx (Business Wire)
  • LightSpeed Joins Exterro Partner Network to Expand eDiscovery Software and Services for Corporations - mwne.ws/KuxfVd (Marketwire)
  • Litera Updates Email Metadata Removal Software - bit.ly/L9wi1N (Evan Koblentz)
  • Marlen International Switches to EVault for Cloud-Connected Backup and Recovery Services – bit.ly/LwbMJJ (Press Release)
  • Masters Conference Announces Anthony Diana as 2012 Conference Chair – bit.ly/JCBr64 (Press Release)
  • New Release of Trident Expert From Wave Software - conta.cc/L1dkvU (Announcement)
  • Nuix Announces 50% Discounted Law Enforcement Pricing for Nuix Investigator Suite - bit.ly/LwbdQ7 (Press Relea
  • OrangeLT™ Mentioned As “Tracked Vendor” By Gartner In 2nd Annual E-Discovery Software Report – bit.ly/K9oRwv (@OrangeLT)
  • Pitney Bowes, iDiscovery Both Add ECA and Predictive Coding - bit.ly/KulkH9 (Evan Koblentz)
  • Predictive Coding 2.0 (LegalTech West Coast Presentation) slidesha.re/KtBnXM (John Treddenick, Jeremy Pickens, Jim Eidelman)
  • Quest Simplifies the Management of Microsoft Office 365 Environments – bit.ly/KKqBdX (Business Wire)
  • Recommind Positioned in Leaders Quadrant Of 2012 eDiscovery Magic Quadrant - bit.ly/KOpYOL (Press Release)
  • Richard Clark Joins iCONECT as Regional Business Development Manager – bit.ly/KUgf9P (PR Web)
  • Sensei:  On the Trail of the Craigslist Killer: A Case Study In Digital Forensics – http://bit.ly/LwmBva (Sharon Nelson)
  • SFLData Opens Palo Alto Office to Provide Local Managed eDiscovery Services to Silicon Valley - bit.ly/JTPiSt (PR Web)
  • SHMsoft Tests Open Source eDiscovery App in Cloud - bit.ly/LNsFOP (Evan Koblentz)
  • Sonian Raises $13.6M From OpenView, Summerhill, Prism - bit.ly/KuiS3f (Mark Boslet)
  • StoredIQ Releases ‘The Truth About Big Data’ bit.ly/LwbouM (Business Wire)
  • Three Canadian Tech Startups Make Red Herring Top 100 List for 2012 - bit.ly/KNZJYP (Knowlton Thomas)
  • Tikit wins Mimecast Professional Services Partner of the Year 2012 - bit.ly/JReVb0 (Announcement)
  • Vault Solutions Announces Software Allowing Archiving of Linux/Unix NFS Data into Enterprise Vault - bit.ly/KtSloX (PR Web)


2012 eDiscovery Events

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
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

NOVEMBER
LawTech Europe Congress
November 12, 2012
Prague, Czech Republic