On June 19, Porter Wright launches its four-part seminar series covering technology topics at the forefront of today’s businesses. Technology Law Source will continue to cover these topics in future blog posts, including navigating through U.S. and international laws, regulations and standards. The seminar series comprises: Social Media in the Law: Learn It and Use
Category Archives: Information Technology
Subscribe to Information Technology RSS FeedBenchbook for U.S. District Court Judges Adds New Section on E-Discovery and Jury Instructions for Jurors’ Use of Social Media and Electronic Devices
Posted in Electronic Discovery, Information Technology, Social MediaThe Federal Judicial Center recently published the Sixth Edition of the Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges. For the first time, the Benchbook includes a section on civil case management, including how to address e-discovery issues. The Benchbook also adds new jury instructions regarding the use of social media and electronic devices by jurors during
Don’t Forget About E-Discovery When Moving To The Cloud
Posted in Electronic Discovery, Information TechnologyAs businesses move more applications and data to cloud services (e.g., Google Apps for Business, Salesforce.com, Amazon S3, etc.), they inevitably are going to find themselves in litigation with the need to retrieve electronically stored information (ESI) from the cloud to comply with their e-discovery obligations. While the risks of e-discovery likely will not keep
Court Orders Production of Defendant’s Entire Business Database in Contentious Trademark Infringement Case
Posted in Information Technology, TrademarksThough the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are “not meant to create a routine right of direct access to a party’s electronic information system,” a federal district court recently held that the benefits of allowing the plaintiff direct access to the defendant’s entire business database outweighed the burden of producing it. [See Advanced Tactical Ordnance
Caution: Recent Case Highlights Importance of Broad, Early Preservation Efforts
Posted in Information TechnologyThis blog post was co-authored by Margaret M. (Peggy) Koesel and Tracey L. Turnbull. A company may discard data, documents or records in the ordinary course of its business. But routine destruction of information that may be relevant to a government investigation or a lawsuit must be suspended and information must be saved as soon
Ohio Appellate Court Disallows Forensic Imaging of A Non-Party Witness’s Computers Because Witness’s Privacy Interests Outweighed Need For Imaging
Posted in Information TechnologyAn Ohio appellate court recently overturned a trial court’s order that compelled the production and forensic examination of a non-party witness’s computers, hard drives, and cell phones because “a trial court abuses its discretion when it permits forensic imaging of electronic devices without first a showing that there has been a background of noncompliance with
SHOCKING NEWS!! We Are Spending Too Much Time Surfing The Web For Personal Reasons at Work. What To Do About These Cyberloafers??
Posted in Information TechnologyAccording to a news release issued by the university, a Kansas State University study to be published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior concludes that between 60% and 80% of the time spent by people on the internet at work has "nothing to do with work." The study, which was profiled yesterday on The Today
Changes to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule Become Effective July 1, 2013
Posted in Information TechnologyThe amendments to the rule implementing COPPA have been met with varying degrees of celebration, skepticism, disappointment and confusion. The amendments change all aspects of the rule, though some to a greater degree than others. While a full understanding of the impact of the amendments will likely have to wait until we see how they
Federal Court Approves Use of “Computer-Assisted Review” to Find and Produce Relevant ESI in Discovery
Posted in Electronic Discovery, Information TechnologyIn the first-known judicial opinion in which a court has recognized that the use of computer-assisted review is an acceptable way to search for relevant electronically stored information (ESI) in appropriate cases, Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion on Friday
Porter Wright Information Privacy and Data Security Workshop Series
Posted in Data Breach Notification, Identity Theft, Information Technology, PrivacyPlease join us for this informative series focused on the technical, enforcement, and practical aspects of experiencing and responding to a data security incident. For the complete invitation and details on registration please click here. IDENTITY THEFT, CORPORATE DATA SECURITY BREACHES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT: SHOULD I CALL THE COPS? Learn How to Effectively Utilize Law
Data Breach Incidents on the Rise
Posted in Data Breach Notification, Information Technology, PrivacyThis week, the Identity Theft Resource Center released its 2010 data breach statistics report for data breaches through June 22, 2010. According to this weekly report, 2010 has already seen 325 reported data breaches exposing approximately 8.3 million records. Considering that the 2009 report shows 498 reported data breaches for all of last year, it looks like
What Border Officials Can Do with Your Laptop And Cellular Phone
Posted in Information Technology, PrivacyHaving your laptop or smartphone searched or detained by Customs on your way back from a business trip would be a nightmare for most travelers, including bankers and other finance professionals. However, this scenario is quite possible under new governmental policies. In 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement