Irish courts can demand data mining in electronic discovery

Link to news article posted on OUT-LAW News, January 16, 2008:  Irish courts can order companies to undertake expensive data mining under electronic discovery rules, according to a ruling from the Irish Supreme Court. The ruling expands what is possible there under electronic discovery rules.

The ruling brings Ireland into line with the position across the [...]

Bill Introduced to Enact Evidence Rule 502: 12/11/07

Link to news posted on U.S. Courts Federal Rulemaking website:

On December 11, 2007, Senator Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced S. 2450, a bill adding new Evidence Rule 502 to the Federal Rules of Evidence. The legislation addresses waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product protection and is identical to proposed [...]

Enterprises Rule in Favor of e-Discovery, Thanks to FRCP

Link to news article by Jennifer Schiff posted on Enterprise Storage Forum.com, December 20, 2007:

When Rick Chin, senior vice president of IT at Pinnacle Financial, went in search of a new e-mail archiving solution in the summer of 2006, he wasn’t thinking about compliance, even though amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) [...]

E-discovery case law trends beginning to emerge

Link to news article by Joe Vanden Plas posted on Wisconsin Technology Network, December 19, 2007:

Madison, Wis. – Erik Phelps doesn’t particularly like being the bearer of bad news, but as a business attorney for Michael Best & Friedrich, he often sounds like the old commercial slogan: “You can pay me now or pay me [...]

One year after FRCP, struggles continue with e-discovery

Link to news article by Beth Pariseau posted on SearchStorage.com, December 19, 2007:

A year ago, changes to the rules which federal courts use to prosecute civil cases went into effect. Those changes have since resulted in a wave of marketing hype from technology vendors, but only dim awareness among data managers about how the amendments [...]

Index Engines adds tape extraction capabilities

Link to news article by Dave Raffo posted on SearchStorage.com, November 17, 2007:

Index Engines Inc. is rolling out a data extraction feature that customers and analysts said makes it easier to find files on tape and comply with the year-old Federal Rules for Civil Procedures (FRCP).

One of the changes to the FRCP that went into [...]

Agape launches e-forensics training centre

Link to news article posted on Business Standard, December 12, 2007:

While cyber-crime is increasing in India rapidly, there is an acute shortage of trained professionals. At the current rate India needs about 20,000 trained professionals to solve crime related to the Internet and mobile phones.

To address this shortage, Agape India – providing services in cyber [...]

Kroll Ontrack Opens Singapore Office

Link to news article posted on SDA Asia, December 6, 2007:

Kroll Ontrack , a provider of data recovery products and services has extended its operations with the opening of a Singapore office this week.

Headquartered in Minneapolis,Minnesota, Kroll Ontrack said its decision to open a Singapore branch was a direct result of its acquisition of Ibas [...]

Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself

Link to news article by John R. Wilke posted on The Wall Street Journal Online, November 28, 2007:

WASHINGTON — The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove’s White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly deleted computer files during another probe, using a private computer-help company, Geeks on Call….

Data digging can be legal headache

News article by Martha McKay posted on NorthJersey.com, November 8, 2007:

Here’s a fact to consider: As much as 70 percent of all electronic documents your business generates will never be printed on paper.

So what, you say? Isn’t the paperless office a good thing?

Well, it depends.

If your business gets sued, it’s no longer a matter of [...]