David Horrigan writes about the case over on the Relativity blog, where collecting the thumbprint of a 14 year old without notifying the parent violated the states biometric information law (BIPA), and the Court has ruled they could sue without needing to prove he was “harmed” by the data collection. That’s interesting, for sure, but…
It’s a little slow, but it’s good to see firms starting to get it. “The legal industry has been slow to embrace the trend due to compliance issues, heavy regulation and concerns over client data protection. That is changing, however, with the steady rollout of new technologies, improved security capabilities and wider connectivity. Turnover is another…
This should be interesting… “Starting February 28th, Facebook’s “Why am I seeing this?” button in the drop-down menu of feed posts will reveal more than the brand that paid for the ad, some biographical details they targeted and if they’d uploaded your contact info. Facebook will start to show when your contact info was uploaded,…
Monica makes a compelling case for more organizations to bring their eDiscovery work in house. Despite my place in an outside firm, I actually agree with much of what she has to say. “Monica Enand: It all comes down to three components: control, security and cost. First, having a system that the entire legal team…
HashtagLegal put together this little video about the frustration of not getting complete instructions from clients and project managers. One, I found it pretty on point. Two, it reminded me of something I’ve often mentioned to attorneys and other folks in our industry. The “dirty little secret” of working in litigation support is that we…
I don’t know if you’ve seen this blog post from Exterro this week. They are starting a series of interview with eDiscovery professionals, describing what their days are like, and this week it was Christa Haskins, CEDS, E-Discovery/ESI Support Manager at Becton Dickinson. Being in-house with a legal department, Christa’s day looks a little different…