September 26, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Magistrate judge limits scope of the duty to preserve in denying spoliation sanctionsThe plaintiffs sought adverse inference sanctions against defendant Cisco for reformatting and destroying data on the computer of former employee Terry McKeon. The July 15 opinion in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California outlines the current state of law on the duty to preserve data and...
By Michael Kozubek
11 minute read
August 29, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Hotel chain challenges the FTC’s power to sue over data breachesPrivacy and data security experts are closely watching a case that for the first time challenges the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) authority to sue companies on behalf of consumers for cybersecurity breaches and lax or misleading data security policies.
By Michael Kozubek
5 minute read
August 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Recent cases show predictive coding hasn’t entirely replaced earlier technologyLast year, Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the first judicial opinion recognizing predictive coding.
By Michael Kozubek
18 minute read
June 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Proposed federal rule changes would limit the scope of e-discoveryRecently published proposed federal rules aim to reduce the time and costs of e-discovery, but experts disagree on their likely impact.
By Michael Kozubek
5 minute read
May 21, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Federal court denies class certification in Silicon Valley antitrust caseWhen a Google recruiter emailed an Apple employee in 2007 about a possible opening, the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs discovered the email and quickly forwarded it to his counterpart at Google, CEO Eric Schmidt.
By Michael Kozubek
5 minute read
April 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Federal court orders losing party to pay the costs of computer-assisted reviewResponding to e-discovery demands remains an important but budget-busting stage of litigation.
By Michael Kozubek
5 minute read
April 30, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
What e-discovery costs are recoverable?A key issue for federal courts continues to be interpreting what parts of the expensive collection, processing and production of electronic data are recoverable.
By Michael Kozubek
3 minute read
March 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Social networking app settles over privacy violationsOn the same day in February that it released its recommendations on mobile app privacy, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Path, a social networking app.
By Michael Kozubek
1 minute read
March 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
New FTC recommendations target mobile privacy concernsIn the past few years, mobile devices have become an integral part of business and personal communications.
By Michael Kozubek
5 minute read
February 25, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
How to enforce ownership of social media accountsCases highlight importance of written policies
By Michael Kozubek
23 minute read
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