Hold it! Recent cases regarding "litigation hold" procedures for electronic data clarify when insurers will pay for such expenses.
The abbreviation "EDD" stands for "Electronic Data Discovery," and is also commonly referred to as "E-Discovery." A recent survey indicates that the EDD market grew 94 percent to $833 million in 2004 from the previous year, and projects the EDD vendor costs in the United States to grow to...

Patent litigation strategies handbook, 2d ed.
9781570185021 Patent litigation strategies handbook, 2d ed. Ed. by Barry L. Grossman and Gary M. Hoffman. BNA Books 2005 1459 pages $325.00 Hardcover KF3155 This reference reflects an ongoing project by...

Are you ready for new electronic discovery requirements?
They've been looming on the horizon for months, if not years, but on Dec. 1, 2006, it finally happened: new electronic discovery rules (called Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or FRCP). The amendments to FRCP 16, 26, 33, 34, 45 and revisions to Form 35 are aimed at one...

Master Sleuths: litigators and consultants now search through gigabytes of data instead of boxes of paper files. Finding, collecting and reviewing all that digital information, however, is a very costly endeavor.
SUMMARY * Brokers and carders are offering more electronic discovery services to clients, a role traditionally done by lawyers. * Discovery can sometimes eat up as much as 90 percent of total litigation costs. * Insurance carders will begin adding e-discovery language within...

BUSINESS PEOPLE.
COLUMN: BUSINESS PEOPLE The Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey LLP has hired Steven J. O'Neill of Monson as a partner in its Litigation and Construction Services Practice area. Mr. O'Neill also is heading a new practice area focusing on electronic discovery, document retention/destruction policies and related...

Blending compliance with technology: integrating the complex compliance demands of today's regulatory environment with your operational needs into a holistic technology solution could be the answer.
The insurance industry faces compliance challenges in areas such as transparency with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; privacy with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; accountability with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; security with ISO 17799; and licensing with state-specific licensing requirements. These challenges can range from issues involved in...

The dubious origins and dangers of clawback and quick-peek agreements: an argument against their codification in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
INTRODUCTION Evidence today is seemingly all electronic. No modern attorney can ignore the unique challenges posed by the digitization of the evidence-gathering process. (1) Consider some statistics, remarkable in their implications for corporate litigators: most companies store up to seventy percent of their records in electronic form;...

The old order changes.
I join Professor Meador in welcoming you all to this 2005 National Conference on Appellate Justice, a sequel to the 1975 National Conference on Appellate Justice. The original 1975 Conference got good reviews. We have high hopes for the sequel. The major hallmark of both the original...

NEW SECURITY PRODUCTS: MX Logic Offering New Archiving Service for SMBs.
InDEFENSE-14 December 2006-NEW SECURITY PRODUCTS: MX Logic Offering New Archiving Service for SMBs(C)2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com MX Logic Inc. today introduced the MX Logic Message Archiving service designed to help SMBs comply with government regulations, including recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). ...

Law for the expert witness, 3d ed.
9781420046731 Law for the expert witness, 3d ed. Bronstein, Daniel A. CRC / Taylor & Francis 2007 230 pages $99.95 Hardcover KF8961 Bronstein (environmental law, medical jurisprudence, Michigan State University) reviews...