Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - September 14, 2011

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - September 14, 2011: 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

• Analysis of Potential Rules Governing Electronic Discovery – http://tinyurl.com/3gsthkq (Hubbard & Jenkins)


• An Open Letter to the Judiciary – Can We Talk? (Part One) – http://tinyurl.com/3p8hbzp (eDiscovery Team)


• A Timely Warning to Employees About Social Media – http://tinyurl.com/3vjacww (Amanda Bronstad)


• Baglow v Smith – The Increasing Importance of Context in Defamation Claims - http://tinyurl.com/44pmecq (Bob Tarantino)


• Connecticut Courts Weigh In on Social Media as Evidence – http://tinyurl.com/3hgy34v (Marie Grady)


• D.C. Federal Judge Tosses Charge in Online Sex Sting – http://tinyurl.com/3ezqf7o (Mike Scarcella)


• Destroying Evidence is Self-Destruction – http://tinyurl.com/6645sga (Gina Barbieri)


• E-Discovery Malpractice Suit Raises Concerns Over Outsourcing Document Review - http://tinyurl.com/3fjhzjg (Fox Rothschild)


• eDiscovery Musical Chairs; HP’s Acquisition of Autonomy and What it Means for the Market - http://tinyurl.com/3l278w2 (Tim Leehealey)


• Electronic Discovery: The Imperative of Private Clouds – http://tinyurl.com/3j734mh (Ben Kerschberg)


• Emails Between Lawyer and Client and the Risk of Third Party Access - http://tinyurl.com/3e94wdw (Niki Black)


• From Contracts to Jurisdiction, IM Creates Legal Risks – http://tinyurl.com/42qblrg (Craig Olsen, Jason Bonk)


• German DPA Fines Payment Transaction Provider for Unlawful Transfer of Transaction Data – http://tinyurl.com/3e78ksr (Hunton & Williams)


• Malevolent Hacking: How an Omniscient Internet “Sextortionist” Ruined Lives of Teen Girls - http://tinyurl.com/3l8bz2c (Nate Anderson)


• If Secret Email Surfaces, ABA Opinion Says Opponent Alert Isn’t a Must—But Local Rules May Differ - http://tinyurl.com/3tlafvu (Martha Neil)


• In-House Strategies for Litigation Response - http://tinyurl.com/4xz8ptn (David Lat)


• Is a Client Sending You Email on a Work Computer? Duty to Warn Could Apply, ABA Opinion Says - http://tinyurl.com/3obvu44 (Martha Neil)


• Judicial Perspective: Q&A With Ronald J. Hedges Regarding Possible Discovery Rule Changes - http://tinyurl.com/3kj6o7s (Matthew Nelson)


• Keep eDiscovery Costs From Torpedoing Litigation Budgets – http://tinyurl.com/3cvs64n (Rich Anigian, Charlie Jones)


• Keywords and Cooking: an eDiscovery Parallel – http://wp.me/p2KJ5-1vK (Chris Dale)


• Law Firm in the Cloud - http://tinyurl.com/3c9kdzw (Brian Inkster)


• Let the People Decide! Rimkus and the “Clearly Established Applicable Standards” - http://tinyurl.com/3suwbkf (Shaun Salmon)


• ‘Massive’ Discovery Delays Former WellCare GC’s Criminal Trial – http://tinyurl.com/3q89k9x (Sue Reisinger)


• Native Format Productions: Getting to the Metadata – http://tinyurl.com/3p468p4 (Mark Berman)


• Nine Points Impacting eDiscovery Costs – http://tinyurl.com/3bb6543 (Steven Hunter)


• NLRB Reports Findings in 14 Cases of Terminations Due to Employee Use of Social Media - http://tinyurl.com/3cs6f29 (Ruth McCambridge)


• No Consensus Reached on Preservation: Discovery Subcommittee Mini-Conference – http://tinyurl.com/3qymbgs (David Kessler, Emily Johnston)


• Northwestern Journal Addresses Privacy – http://tinyurl.com/3cynmgu (Joshua Engel)


• Rule Based Categorization – Then and Now - http://tinyurl.com/3jl9uj6 (Greg Buckles)


• Rules of the Road for Legal Hold Memos - http://tinyurl.com/6ckwjzx (Ileana Blanco)


• Sedona Conference Shuffles Leadership, Expands Working Groups - http://tinyurl.com/3s3tdo7 (Evan Koblentz)


• Senator Introduces OnlineSecurity Bill – http://tinyurl.com/3wuvoul (Nick Bilton)


• Special Master Considers Whether Attachments to Emails Must be Produced - http://tinyurl.com/42mec4h (K&L Gates)


• Surprise Videos & Initial Disclosures - http://tinyurl.com/3ed4fz8 (Josh Gilliland)


• The Characteristics of Standalone Early Case Assessment Applications - http://tinyurl.com/3ntz7sv (IDC)


• The Demise of Electronic Discovery’s Per-Gigabyte Price Model – http://tinyurl.com/3qtcagb (Ben Kerschberg)


• The Influencers on the Rising eDiscovery Costs – http://tinyurl.com/3ph8nn8 (Scope 2.0)


• There’s Hidden, and Very Hidden Data in Excel – http://tinyurl.com/3z82hwr (Trent Livingston)


• Truth and Defamation? Trial Court Upholds $60K Award Against Johnny Northside – http://tinyurl.com/4yq5bbh (Eric Johnson)


• With Case Budgets Under Scrutiny, is Extra Expenditure on eDiscovery Tools a Solid Investment? http://tinyurl.com/3r4n3sj (Rob Jones)

Reports and Resources

• Gone but Not Forgotten: When Privacy, Policy and Privilege Collide - http://tinyurl.com/3gxdr97 (Louise Hill)


• How Do Roles Generate Reasons? An Essay on the Methods of Legal Ethics - http://tinyurl.com/3prf4fz (Stephen Galoob)


• The 451 Group – E-Discovery and E-Disclosure 2011: Crossing Clouds and Continents (Executive Summary) http://tinyurl.com/3p93gor (The 451 Group)


• Recent Court Decisions – September 2011 – http://tinyurl.com/436qaga (Kroll Ontrack)


• Stop Your Honking! The IBM 2011 Global Commuter Study – http://tinyurl.com/3cf8cn2 (Todd Watson)


• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Standalone Early Case Assessment Applications 2011 Vendor Analysis - http://tinyurl.com/3k9bg2m (IDC)


• UK Trust Index Shows Finance Organisations Most Trusted by UK Public with Personal Info - http://tinyurl.com/3pt8ruh (Symantec)


• UK: The Impact of Data Protection on the Development of ‘Ethical’ Regulation in Social Science - http://tinyurl.com/3fkcrcz (David Erdos)

Technology and Tactics

• Are E-Mail’s Days Numbered? http://tinyurl.com/3cz2qb3 (Jack Newton)


• CIOs: Real-Time Messages Will Overtake Classic Email In The Workplace - http://tinyurl.com/42y8pr8 (Mitch Betts)


• Cloud Computing is the Future of Telecom - http://bit.ly/qjvOIB (Michael Hugos)


• Cyber Crime Costs Companies Millions Every Year – http://tinyurl.com/43nrth4 (Eric Sinrod)


• Data Explosion Lifts the Storage Market – http://tinyurl.com/3zsu85f (Steve Lohr)


• Dates Vanish From Texas County’s Court-Docketing System – http://tinyurl.com/3tmf52v (Angela Morris)


• Facebook is Not Trusted to Provide Government ID System – http://tinyurl.com/3wz8hbz (Kathleen Hall)


• Facial Recognition Technology May Get it Wrong – http://tinyurl.com/3u2qo5h (Trent Livingston)


• HP Launches Cloud Service Beta - http://tinyurl.com/3tmy668(Joab Jackson)


• ILTA 2011: 10 Reasons ILTA May Well be “the Best Legal Tech Event in the Known Universe” - http://tinyurl.com/3cla39h (Inside Legal)


• Internet Tops For Communicating With Government – http://tinyurl.com/3ctmp4c (Elizabeth Montalbano)


• Is The Cloud Safe For Health Apps? http://tinyurl.com/3wyl3pm (Marianne Kolbasuk McGee)


• Legal Technology at a Customization Crossroads – http://tinyurl.com/4ygd7v3 (Evan Koblentz)


• Making Email Pleasant Again - http://tinyurl.com/3ehhbev (Jeff Orloff)


• Microsoft’s Cloud Briefly Evaporates, Leaves Up To 365 Million Users Without Access For Four Hours - http://tinyurl.com/4ykyjux (Matt Burns)


• Most Health IT Pros Use Social Media – http://tinyurl.com/3k3rhv6 (Nicole Lewis)


• New EU Agency to Manage Large IT Systems with Citizen Data – http://tinyurl.com/3clr9bo (Jennifer Baker)


• LexisNexis Open Sources Code for Hadoop Alternative (The High Performance Computing Cluster) http://tinyurl.com/4xm82gn (Derrick Harris)


• Outsourcing And How It Maybe Won’t Totally Ruin Your Life - http://tinyurl.com/3bqglge (Elie Mystal)


• Social Media is a Key Financial Marketing Tool for the Future — Just Comply! http://tinyurl.com/3scjqc7 (Tom Groenfeldt)


• The Enterprise Social Market Enters Teen Years – http://tinyurl.com/3hxy44e (Rob Koplowitz)


• The Truth About Cloud - http://tinyurl.com/3cysst6 (George Colony)


• Twitter Becomes Latest Tool for Hedge Fund Managers – http://tinyurl.com/3glylxd (Andy Bloxham)


• UK: Facebook Banned in Government Department – http://tinyurl.com/3unztx4 (Pinsent Masons)


• VMware’s Socialcast Strides Into Social Project Management – http://tinyurl.com/3lgrhxn (David Carr)

Twitter Hashtags of the Week

• #ACCAM11


• #CCFE


• #eDiscovery


• #IEDC11

Vendor Views
Industry Landscape

• AccessData eDiscovery Selected as a KMWorld Trend-Setting Product of 2011 - http://tinyurl.com/6gahf47 (Business Wire)


• Acuity Legal Review and Technology Offering Named a Trend-Setting Product of 2011 - http://tinyurl.com/3zq98rg (PR Newswire)


• Bond, Schoeneck & King Picks Ipro eCapture – http://tinyurl.com/3slecm7 (Brendan McKenna)


• C2C: Archiving Data Prior to Migrating to MS 2010 Reduces the Cost and Complexity of eDiscovery - http://mwne.ws/pktpWW (Marketwire)


• CambridgePartners Introduces Discovery Assist Program to Bridge Gaps in Legal Discovery Process - http://tinyurl.com/43br8ca (PR Newswire)


• Clifford Chance Deploy IntApp Wall Builder for Information Barriers on the Ground and inCloud - http://tinyurl.com/3zc5u43 (Press Release)


• Compushare, Inc. Announces the Release of ItsCloud Based Compliance Management Solution - http://tinyurl.com/3t2x8p8 (Marketwire)


• Denner Returns to HBR Consulting Information Lifecycle Group – http://tinyurl.com/3ctsgtm (Evan Koblentz)


• DLA, Squire Sanders Representing Alexander Gallo in Bankruptcy – http://tinyurl.com/3mnpkqk (Brian Baxter)


• DocAuto’s New Predictive Solution for E-Mail Management - http://tinyurl.com/3wkh3kc (Press Release)


• Experts to Help Legal and IT Professionals “Manage Mountains of ESI” at eDiscovery Conference – http://tinyurl.com/3sq2826 (Business Wire)


• Globanet Introduces eDiscovery Practice, Offers Clearwell eDiscovery Platform - http://tinyurl.com/3crvlev (PR Web)


• HP Extends $11.2 Billion Autonomy Offer – http://tinyurl.com/3pxnt2p (Reuters)


• Integreon Announces Cutting Edge Electronic Evidence Lab in Atlanta – http://tinyurl.com/4ylne39 (Press Release)


• NY State Bar Association President Announces New, Best-of-Breed Search Capabilities - http://bit.ly/r7yvRf (Vincent Doyle)


• Orange Legal Technologies: E-Discovery Moves to the Cloud – http://tinyurl.com/3h2jrdz (Ben Kerschberg)


• Perimeter E-Security Unveils Compliance and Continuity Suite for Microsoft Office 365 - http://tinyurl.com/4yn4eaj (PR Newswire)


• Proofpoint Selects ISYS Document Filters to Enhance Email Security and Compliance Solutions - http://bit.ly/qpJN7Z (Business Wire)


• SaaS Startup Simplifies Post-Breach Compliance – http://tinyurl.com/65n3bwr (Kelly Higgins)


• Sonian Expands Its International Presence With New Office in the UK - http://tinyurl.com/3wovzr4 (Marketwire)


• TCDI® Named by Court in World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation - http://tinyurl.com/3ecqt3k (PR Newswire)


• The Disrupter: David Perla, Pangea3 - http://tinyurl.com/3bcwer8 (Rachel Zahorsky)

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