Evidence, Internal Communications

Ediscovery, Remote Work, and the Rise of Collaboration Apps

Hanzo on 6/2/2022

Even before the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, collaboration app (e.g. Slack) usage was on the rise for internal enterprise communications, with the market share increasing from around seven billion U.S. dollars in 2015 to nearly...more

The Netherlands: Get the tape rolling…

Littler on 11/16/2021

It is becoming increasingly common for employees in the Netherlands to record the smartphone conversations they have with their employers in order to collect evidence, exert some pressure, or for use in court proceedings,...more

Should You Take Your Company’s Business Records to Support Your Lawsuit When You Leave?

Gray Reed on 10/1/2021

In Xyngular Corp. v. Schenkel, a shareholder and director suspected that his colleagues on the board of directors were engaging in improper self-dealing, so he asked an IT department employee to download documents disclosing...more

[Event] Internal Investigations Compliance Workshop - July 19th - 21st, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 5/7/2021

Get the training you need to conduct internal investigations - The SCCE Internal Investigations Workshop provides two days of focused training on conducting compliance-related internal investigations. Attendees also have...more

Case Law Summary: Court Holds That Parties Can’t Slack Off on Producing Slack Messages in Ediscovery

Hanzo on 3/22/2021

Court notes that for discovery, Slack messages are “generally comparable” to email. A recent case out of California brings to the forefront what every organization using collaboration applications like Slack needs to take...more

Spoliation Is Spooky! Preserving Collaboration Content Can Help You Avoid These Scary Scenarios

Hanzo on 10/28/2020

Lawyers are accustomed to slow, gradual changes that unfold over months, years, or even decades. Since our legal system depends on court precedents and democratic mechanisms for regulatory and legislative change, we typically...more

Think You Don’t Need to Preserve Slack Data for Discovery? Think Again

Hanzo on 8/18/2020

Remember the story that the Verge broke a few years ago—aka December 2019—about Steph Korey, the Away CEO who stepped down after former employees claimed that she created a “toxic work culture” through Slack messages? Away,...more

Employers Beware: Federal Court Upholds Aggressive Law Enforcement Tactics When Investigating False Claims Act Allegations

Troutman Pepper on 3/5/2020

Before the government decides whether to intervene in a qui tam action, it is obligated by statute to investigate a whistleblower’s allegations. See 31 U.S.C §?3730(a). But, in the course of that investigation, may the...more

[Event] Internal Investigations Workshop - January 22 - 24, San Francisco, CA

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 10/28/2019

The SCCE Internal Investigations Workshop provides two days of focused training on conducting compliance-related internal investigations, the domestic workshops also offer an optional third day post conference. Learn from...more

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