Weekly Top Story Digest – August 1, 2012

Compiled by @ComplexD 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

  • Adverse Inference Sanction Issued in High Stakes Patent Dispute - http://bit.ly/Q5HVMv (Philp Favro)
  • Back to Basics: What You Thought Everyone Knew About Legal Holds - http://bit.ly/OAgtDH (Dennis Kiker)
  • Court Acceptance of Predictive Coding? Still a Waiting Game - http://bit.ly/OpZFiQ (Michael Hamilton)
  • Criminal Search Warrants Showing Their Age - http://bit.ly/MP6MDm (BLLAWG)
  • Da Silva Moore: Defendant Files Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Objection to Denial of Motion for Recusal or Disqualification – http://bit.ly/Q6WTOT (K&L Gates)
  • ECA – Before 26(f) - http://bit.ly/LZlGaL (Samantha Green)
  • eDiscovery Traffic Control – Merging on the Litigation Superhighway - http://bit.ly/ODzC6D (Dennis Kiker)
  • E-Discovery: Managing Litigation Vendor Costs and Information Flow - http://bit.ly/M1rHDO (Judy Selby, Brian Esser)
  • Days Seven and Eight of a Predictive Coding Narrative - http://bit.ly/Ox4J52 (Ralph Losey)
  • Failure to Disable Auto-Delete And Follow Up On Litigation Hold Results in Adverse Inference - http://bit.ly/Oz8lU6 (K&L Gates)
  • Fourth Circuit Says Employees Can Copy Data The Employer Allows Them To See - http://bit.ly/Oy2bU4 (Richard Renner)
  • How Dangerous Is Self-Collection in eDiscovery? http://bit.ly/Q5KoXg (Sheila Mackay)
  • HSR and Jail Time? The Importance of Being Earnest, and Getting Corporate Internal Investigations Right – http://bit.ly/MKScwL (Proskauer)
  • Impact of Chin Decision on Pension Committee - http://bit.ly/OxzPJJ (Rachel Fendell)
  • Is an Expert Who Agrees to Testify for No Compensation but with Expense Reimbursement “Specially Employed” within 26(a)(2)(B) Requiring a Written Report?  http://bit.ly/M0KNtE (Gregory Joseph)
  • Judge Scheindlin Issues Marching Orders for Electronic Records Search - http://bit.ly/MKVbVS (Mark Hamblett)
  • The Latest Update: Peck, Parties and Predictive Coding - http://bit.ly/xAztDv (@ComplexD)
  • Let’s Ask Dad About the Attorney-Client Privilege - http://bit.ly/LZcbZ0 (Josh Gilliland)
  • Lucky Seven: My Top Document Management Tips - http://bit.ly/LQj7Yh (Jessica C. Mederson)
  • No Request, No Motion to Compel - http://bit.ly/Oqg5Yt (Josh Gilliland)
  • Of Mice, Men, and Social eDiscovery - http://bit.ly/LSFH2J (Norv Leong)
  • On the Eve of Trial with Apple, Samsung is Dealt Adverse Inference Sanction - http://bit.ly/LZc8MI (Doug Austin)
  • On Eve of Trial, Apple Obtains Adverse Inference Instruction for Samsung’s Email Spoliation – http://bit.ly/LPLcz8 (John Horan)
  • Predictive Coding, eDiscovery, and Me - http://bit.ly/LYwaao (Mark Dubois)
  • Proposed Spoliation Rules Would Impact Apple-Samsung Trial - http://bit.ly/QQTeoI (Henry Kelston)
  • Samsung Seeks Relief from Spoliation Sanction, Moves to Sanction Apple for Spoliation - http://bit.ly/OBh0p6 (John Horan)
  • Sanctions – Lead Counsel Responsible for Discovery Failures, Cannot Shift Blame - http://bit.ly/Ox4XJi (Gregory Joseph)
  • Search and Collection of Data Efforts Critiqued in FOIA Case - http://bit.ly/LRVEGf (Stephanie Blair, Scott Milner, Denise Backhouse)
  • See Samsung? Legal Holds ARE important! “Jury to Hear Samsung Destroyed Evidence” http://bit.ly/QbbWY6 (Project Counsel)
  • Selecting And Working With An eDiscovery Vendor - http://bit.ly/OBhJq8 (Mayer Brown)
  • Self-Collection Is Dead (Long Live Self-Collection!) http://bit.ly/QdLSvj (James D. Shook)
  • Taking Technology-Assisted Review to the Next Level – (Free Registration Required) http://bit.ly/OAfKCF (Craig Ball)
  • Ten Common eDiscovery Defensibility Situations - http://bit.ly/M0Ocso (Chuck Kellner)
  • The Antithesis of Diligence – Not Something You Want to Read About Your eDiscovery Efforts – http://bit.ly/Oz9ISL (Adam Losey)
  • The Clawback Train Has Left the Station - http://bit.ly/Ox5fQu (Adam Losey)
  • The Number of Pages in Each Gigabyte Can Vary Widely - http://bit.ly/M7ZEhi (Doug Austin)
  • The Three-Pronged Relationship in eDiscovery: Corporate Counsel, Outside Counsel and eDiscovery Provider – http://bit.ly/NYsu5i(Lynn Frances)
  • U.S. eDiscovery Concepts Collide with International Privacy Policies - http://bit.ly/LZlRmj (LexisNexis)
  • Why Half Measures Aren’t Enough in Predictive Coding - http://bit.ly/LRNX2Q (Chitrang Shah)
  • Why (Some) Lawyers Don’t Like Technology-Assisted Review - http://bit.ly/LQkztN (Dennis Kiker)

Reports and Resources

  • ABA Tech Survey: A Third of Lawyers Use Tablets, a Few Still on Dial-Up - http://bit.ly/OqgWs1 (Evan Koblentz)
  • An Updated Technology Assisted Review Backgrounder – http://bit.ly/IiTGtb (@OrangeLT)
  • Comparison of Info Sharing, Monitoring and Countermeasures Provisions in the Cybersecurity Bills – http://bit.ly/OzpGfq (CDT)
  • Confused? Analysing the Scope of Freedom of Speech Protection vis-à-vis European Data Protection (PDF) http://bit.ly/OzamQ0 (David Erdos)
  • IAALS Offers Training And Solutions To Challenges Of eDiscovery - http://bit.ly/OAgZlk (IAALS)
  • Majority of Companies Expanding Cloud Computing Skills: Survey - http://onforb.es/LS0ymJ (Joe McKendrick)
  • FFIEC Issues Statement on Cloud Computing - http://bit.ly/Ozaxea (Hunton Williams)
  • NIST Updates Computer Security Guides - http://bit.ly/OxR0e9 (Patience Wait)
  • The Rear View Mirror on Google+: 5 Top Stories From Last Week’s Unfiltered Orange Newsletter – http://bit.ly/Oxa6kv (@OrangeLT)
  • The Rise of the “Connected Viewer” – Pew Internet (PDF)  http://bit.ly/O4FfLB (Aaron Smith, Jan Boyles)

Sight and Sound

Technology and Tactics

  • 2012 Olympics Magnify the Importance of Implementing a Social Media Policy - http://bit.ly/QQRBaO (Devin Krugly)
  • A Growing Trend – Employers Prohibited from Requesting Employee or Applicant Social Media Log-In Info – http://bit.ly/M0MmHZ (Frederick Lah)
  • Avoiding Minefields in a Changing Data Privacy and Security Landscape - http://bit.ly/MNHl5e (James DeGraw, Christine Santariga)
  • Baylor’s Accidental Doc Dump Provides Grist For Bias Suit - http://bit.ly/LPDkxr (Karen Sloan)
  • Can Employers Ask Applicants for Social Media Login Information? http://bit.ly/LQSZwF (Debbie Kaminer)
  • Cloud Guidance Rains Down in July – http://bit.ly/Op5KvI (Sue Ross, David Kessler, Pam Harbour, Bob Wilson)
  • Conclusion of Online Defamation Series – Anti-SLAPP - http://bit.ly/LROqlu (Travis Crabtree)
  • CSO Magazine Publishes Hogan Lovells Article “Dangerous Assumptions About Clouds” - http://bit.ly/OAi7oW (Hogan Lovells)
  • Cybersecurity Act Now Pending in U.S. Senate - http://bit.ly/Oy1PNm (Eric Johnson)
  • Expert Witness: CEO of CMP.LY Talks Social Media Disclosures - http://bit.ly/LST3HB (Laura Waldman)
  • “Facebook Firing” Claims Under State Law Too - http://bit.ly/LSAyre (Michael Schmidt)
  • Google, Zippers, and Quirky Trademark Law - http://bit.ly/M3kByG (BLLAWG)
  • Growing Recognition of Subjectivity in Expert Testimony - http://bit.ly/OqcERs (Edward Imwinkelried)
  • He “Likes” Me, He “Likes” Me Not – Lawsuit, Changes Landscape of Privacy Litigation - http://bit.ly/OzaGyo (Elizabeth Berman)
  • How to Impose Technological Restraints on Criminal Offenders - http://bit.ly/Oza9wm (Art Bowker)
  • Major Changes in Store with Exchange 2013 - http://bit.ly/LYTYux (Casper Manes)
  • McKinsey Says Social Media Could Add $1.3 Trillion to the Economy - http://nyti.ms/OruVxR (Quentin Hardy)
  • Oops- Google Found Street View Wifi Data - http://bit.ly/OBjHqG (Peter Vogel)
  • Securely Deleting Data from Mobile Devices - http://bit.ly/Ox41od (Sharon Nelson, John Simek)
  • Skype Chats, User Data More Available To Police - http://wapo.st/OpZowk (Craig Timberg, Ellen Nakashima)
  • Social media stats: In-House Counsel’s New Media Use By The Numbers - http://bit.ly/M9aofs (Ashley Post)
  • Startup Floats Cloud Storage for Lawyers - http://bit.ly/LT0ljf (Evan Koblentz)
  • “Stop” Texting to Prevent Unwanted Lawsuits - http://bit.ly/NYu5rV (Robert Forbes)
  • Technology on Trial: Human Rights Court Upgrades Its Transparency - http://bit.ly/OsyvI5 (Claire Duffett)
  • The FTC Is Monitoring Data Breaches . . . And Appears to Be Eager to Bring Enforcement Actions – http://bit.ly/Ox623S (John Gotaskie)
  • The Good, Bad, and Ugly News From Black Hat USA 2012 - http://bit.ly/O3d27W (Sean Doherty)
  • The NLRB Weighs In (Again) On Social Media Policies - http://bit.ly/Oqh0YV (Anna Ferrari, Susy Hassan, Nathan Salminen)
  • Twitter Messages within Scope of UK Communications Laws, High Court Rules - http://bit.ly/Orw48G (Pinsent Masons)
  • What Will The Future Of IT (And Technology) Look Like?” http://bit.ly/Oz9jQ6 (Tim Sheedy)
  • Why Cloud Should be Part of your Business Mobilisation - http://bit.ly/OqWbhI (Matt Henkes)
  • Why Social Media Sites Should Be Protected From Employers - http://bit.ly/LS028h (Lynne Bernabei, Alan Kabat)
  • Wiley Rein Law Firm Breached by Chinese Hackers - http://bit.ly/Oz8eI3 (Sharon Nelson)

Vendor Views
Industry Landscape

  • 4th Annual Intermountain eDiscovery Conference to Provide Latest Information on Digital Discovery – http://bit.ly/N9gdcf (@OrangeLT)
  • AccessData Group Brings Mobile Phone Examiner Plus (MPE+) to the Legal Market - http://bit.ly/M3l18a (Business Wire)
  • AccessData Releases Cyber Intelligence & Response Technology (CIRT) Version 2 - http://bit.ly/NYw9jC (Business Wire)
  • Are The Software Giants Dominating The eDiscovery Market? | eDiscovery Journal – http://bit.ly/PMJ2Re (Barry Murphy)
  • Catalyst CEO John Tredennick Named ‘Fastcase 50’ Honoree – http://bit.ly/NYi7hN (Press Release)
  • CommVault Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results - http://bit.ly/M1wzc3 (Press Release)
  • CommVault Expands Fujitsu Partnership to Advance Modern Data Protection and Management – http://bit.ly/LZcnYb (Press Release)
  • CPAGlobal Expands IDS Management Service - http://bit.ly/Oprdop (Announcement)
  • DCIG – Report from the 2012 Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat - http://bit.ly/LS9Tej (Charles Skamser)
  • Decisiv Categorization Solves Massive Email Management Problem - http://mwne.ws/LQjwtX (Marketwire)
  • DriveSavers Announces Expansion for eDiscovery and Forensic Analysis Services – http://bit.ly/M12yce (Business Wire)
  • Epiq Systems Announces Second Quarter 2012 Results With Record Operating Revenue of $89.8 Million – http://on.mktw.net/OAo6tV (Globe Newswire)
  • eTERAConsulting Executive Todd Haley Named Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University - http://bit.ly/Oz7AdH (PR Web)
  • Eversync Puts Key Backup Appliance Differentiators into Its New Line of Data Protection Appliances – http://bit.ly/LNvPCx (Ben Maas)
  • GGO – A Look Inside Hosted eDiscovery Pricing - http://bit.ly/Oq3vZc (Megan Miller)
  • Guidance Software Extends Leadership in Financial Services Industry - http://bit.ly/MM9kSG (Business Wire)
  • Guidance Software Reports 2012 Second Quarter Financial Results - http://bit.ly/M1ZGMf (Business Wire)
  • Huron Consulting Group Announces Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results - http://bit.ly/Q6PNdt (Business Wire)
  • InterLegis Offers Predictable, All-Inclusive Pricing Model for Discovery360™ Hosted - http://bit.ly/Oz7Mto (PR Web)
  • IntraLinks Announces Date of Earnings Release and Conference Call for 2Q 2012 Financial Results – http://on.mktw.net/LQyO1T (PR Newswire)
  • IPRO Offers Free Trial of Litigation Review Software IPRO Eclipse SE - http://bit.ly/QbMjK7 (Press Release)
  • IronMountain Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript - http://bit.ly/OqhspU (Seeking Alpha)
  • Kroll Ontrack Launches Australian Partner Portal - http://bit.ly/Ox6pLQ (Peter Dinham)
  • Lagniappe: Unfiltered Orange – A Searchable PDF Of eDiscovery News Between Jan. 1, 2012 – July 4, 2012 – http://scr.bi/OtHxVb (@OrangeLT)
  • Leading Analyst Firm Ranks IntraLinks as Lead Vendor in Team Platform and Social Software Suites Category – http://on.mktw.net/OAn4Or (PR Newswire)
  • LegalHoldPro: Conference on Preservation Excellence to Debut September 27-28, 2012 in Portland, OR. http://bit.ly/OqlBKF (Press Release)
  • LuciData Strengthens eDiscovery Services with iCONECT’s XERA - http://bit.ly/MKRKhQ (PR Web)
  • Metalogix Announces Powerful Solution To Consolidate Critical File Share Content Into SharePoint – http://bit.ly/M8oH3Q (Press Release)
  • Nextpoint – eDiscovery: Leveling The Playing Field – Solo & Small Firm Discovery eBook - http://bit.ly/Op6hxK (Nextpoint)
  • Oracle Continues Buying Spree - http://on.wsj.com/Q4RPhv (Melodie Warner)
  • Reed Elsevier CEO Engstrom Says Breakup Is Not on Board Agenda - http://bloom.bg/LROOR5 (Kristen Schweizer)
  • Sonian Archive Review & Rating – PC Magazine - http://bit.ly/Oy1JFB (Fahmida Rashid)
  • Symantec CEO Firing Probably Won’t Impact Clearwell - http://bit.ly/LQiAFT (Evan Koblentz)
  • Symantec CEO’s Ouster Intensifies Pressure: Real M&A - http://buswk.co/OBi509 (Kathleen Chaykowski, Alex Barinka)
  • TechLaw Solutions: Managed Review Services Benefit Corporations And Law Firms - http://bit.ly/OxyxhP (John Thatcher)
  • TERIS Among First eDiscovery Service Providers to Adopt SSAE-16 SOC 2 Security Standards - http://bit.ly/Ozpkpn(PR Web)
  • Thomson Reuters Acquires Online Brand Monitoring Tool - http://bit.ly/MP67BX (Sean Doherty)
  • Troutman Sanders eMerge Selects Relativity - http://on.mktw.net/M0IVB8 (Globe Newswire)
  • X1 Discovery and the National White Collar Crime Center Partner to Fight Cybercrime - http://bit.ly/M16U3g (Press Release)

2012 eDiscovery Events

AUGUST

ILTA Annual Conference 2012
August 26 – 30, 2012
Washington, DC
Click here for more information.

SEPTEMBER

Intermountain eDiscovery Conference 2012
September 13, 2012
Salt Lake City, UT
Click here for more information.

ACC Annual Meeting
September 30 – October 3, 2012
Orlando, FL
Click here for more information.

OCTOBER

EDI Leadership Summit 2012
October 17 – 19, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Click here for more information.

NOVEMBER

LawTech Europe Congress
November 12, 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
Click here for more information.

For Complete Events Calendar Visithttp://tinyurl.com/24cbckg

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