Recent Regulatory Compliance Case Studies and Other Resources
A large, global energy company was under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for alleged anticompetitive behavior and would soon be confronted with high-volume discovery production requests for emails and other relevant electronic evidence. Although the information services department had recently purchased an email archiving application, that "solution" was looking increasingly like an expensive mistake for the purposes of electronic discovery, and its shortcomings were ex
An international, for-profit hospital operator, facing a Federal, antitrust lawsuit, had 60 days to prepare for its scheduling conference. This required identifying, preserving and analyzing more than two terabytes of electronic evidence from 80 custodians, with data stored on 100 personal computers, data shares and servers in seven different regional data centers.
Advanced Electronic Discovery
Investigations, windfall profits, rebates...the legislative and enforcement activity around energy companies is at its highest peak since the California energy crisis. In addition, new changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are coming in December.
Emerging Trends
Changes in economic and political conditions are leading to increased litigation and governmental regulation. As a result, corporations are conducting more internal investigations to assess their legal exposure and to be better prepared for the short response times associated with the impending legal actions and governmental investigations. The focus of this webcast is on planning for and conducting e-discovery during internal investigations.
Healthcare organizations have been moving in the direction of increased digitization of information for some time, which has picked up considerable speed with monetary grants to expedite the transition to electronic health records in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, also known as the “stimulus package.” Electronic health information will increasingly become the predominant form of evidence in regulatory proceedings and litigation related to healthcare. The potential vulnerabil
The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently investigating more than 100 companies for backdating improprieties. At the heart of these investigations are the executives and general counsel, who one by one are being investigated for their actions.
The subprime mortgage crisis has evolved into a global financial crisis. All those affected — homeowners, regulators, politicians and investors — are clamoring for someone to blame. Investigations have begun, and class-action lawsuits are being filed. When a lawsuit is filed and the call comes for e-discovery, those who have not proactively mapped, organized and studied their electronic content universe may be caught by surprise. In the current environment surrounding e-discovery, a lack of read
Case Law / Rules
Case law around electronic discovery is changing rapidly due to evolving federal rules and court rulings. This quarterly update from Fios explores the implications of recent court decisions and the tactics and strategies organizations should consider to ensure compliance in a changing legal landscape.
In September, Congress passed and the President signed Senate Bill 2450, which enacted proposed Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 502. This is the first amendment to the federal rules regarding privilege since FRE 501 was enacted in 1975, and it marks a significant departure from the historic deference federal courts have paid to state law with regards to privilege. FRE 502, which authorizes federal courts to enter orders protecting the privileged status of attorney-client communications inadverten
It was only six years ago that Sarbanes-Oxley was passed by Congress with the intent on restoring public confidence after corporate scandals affected companies like Enron. However in light of recent bailout requests from AIG, Citigroup and now GM, the focus is once again on more stringent corporate governance. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi with special guests Mary Mack, Corporate Technology Counsel at Fios, Inc and Professor Nancy Rapoport, Gordon & Silver
The case law around electronic discovery continues to evolve as we approach the two-year anniversary of revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This quarterly update provides valuable and timely information on the ramifications of recent court decisions, and the tactics and strategies organizations should consider to ensure compliance in a changing legal landscape.