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News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

E-Discovery Litigation Holds

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 12/21/2012

Preserving company E-mail that may be relevant in litigation is important for every business. Failure to do so can open a company to liability for breaching the duty to preserve evidence. Sending a notice to employees who...more

Technology: We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us

by Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 10/12/2012

In a prior column, we discussed the inevitability of technology-related accidents occurring at virtually every company. One particularly common mishap is the loss of customer, client or employee data. These data breaches may...more

In-House Counsel in the Cloud Can You Trust Online Storage

by Christopher Hopkins on 9/26/2012

This article explains to in-house corporate counsels the risks, benefits, and issues to investigate regarding cloud storage of data....more

Revised Cyber Security Act 2012

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/25/2012

Congress has been struggling with cyber security issues for several years, most recently in connection with the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (CSA2012). CSA2012 is an attempt to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure...more

California Electronic Discovery Act: Part Three

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/24/2012

Part Three in a multi-part series on the topic. In Part One of this series, we discussed California’s Electronic Discovery Act. Part Two discussed the importance in legal proceedings of electronic information from social...more

Technology: 5 key cloud computing concerns

by Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 9/14/2012

In part one of this series, we discussed the issues of security, interoperability and vendor lock-in issues in cloud computing contracts. In this installment, we will discuss the five issues of regulatory compliance,...more

Getting the Deal Through – e-Commerce 2013

by Robert Bond on 7/31/2012

"Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through - e-Commerce 2013 (published in July 2012; contributing editor: Robert Bond of Speechly Bircham LLP)....more

The Legal Four Corners Of Social Media And E-Discovery For Businesess

by Michelle Sherman on 6/4/2012

Companies are on social media. They are interacting and connecting with customers through Facebook, Twitter and blogs. In a 2010 study, numbers on the conservative side show that 65% of Fortune Global 100 companies have...more

Social Media and E-Discovery: How to Win Friends and Preserve Your Data (and Your Dignity)

by Sarah Brown on 2/18/2011

During litigation, nothing is sacred, and no stone will remained unturned in the hunt for responsive data — and that includes social media data. With social media here to stay — and growing in popularity every day — the...more

Highly Publicized NLRB Facebook Case Settles

by Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 2/10/2011

The ambulance company that fired a worker after she criticized her supervisor and employer on Facebook has settled a complaint issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Under the accord, which was announced this...more

cyber attacks on corporates

by Prashant Mali on 9/1/2009

cyber attacks on corporates have become common either by competitors or state sponsored actors of foriegn state, Security to organisations and legal compliance has become important...more