March 25, 2019
Today, people share information constantly. E-mail is the most popular means of sharing information in a professional setting, but many businesses and law firms also use “share sites” to send and receive files, particularly large files. Law firms often need share sites to collaborate with others on document-intensive projects like transactions or document productions. Law firms spend significant…
March 25, 2019
It’s no surprise that Facebook is king of social media. Facebook has—as of December 2018—1.52 billion daily active users and 2.32 billion monthly active users.[1] Twitter, by way of comparison, has 126 million daily active users,[2] and Instagram has around 500 million.[3] Users post fifty-five million Facebook status updates each day. Given Facebook’s massive presence in our daily lives, it’s no…
March 25, 2019
Even Private Facebook Posts Can Come Back to Haunt You:
Discoverability of Private Facebook Profiles
It’s no surprise that Facebook is king of social media. Facebook has—as of December 2018—1.52 billion daily active users and 2.32 billion monthly active users.[1] Twitter, by way of comparison, has 126 million daily active users,[2] and Instagram has around 500 million.[3] Users post…
February 18, 2019
Can’t We Just Produce in PDF?
There it is: The fallback position, usually expressed with exasperation. "Because I don’t understand the words they use in e-discovery. And I have heard that e-discovery is expensive. And we all understand how to use PDF." (Click Here to Read More)
Protect Yourself from Your Protective Order
Every litigator has a standard Agreed Protective Order or…
February 18, 2019
There it is: The fallback position, usually expressed with exasperation. “Because I don’t understand the words they use in e-discovery. And I have heard that e-discovery is expensive. And we all understand how to use PDF.”
Producing emails and other electronically stored information in portable document format (PDF) is certainly permissible if the parties agree to it. Though printing each…
February 18, 2019
Every litigator has a standard Agreed Protective Order or Confidentiality Agreement they turn to when it comes time to exchange written discovery and documents. You try to remember the last case you used it in, find it in your document database, change the caption, and voila!, you are ready to go. If you are like most, you may have followed that same practice many times over, which means that…
January 23, 2019
Redaction in the News
Redaction, the editing of a document to hide portions to prevent public view, has been in the news. Recently, in a high profile filing in a criminal case, the failure to properly redact a document resulted in public access to information that should have been sealed. As noted in the Washington Post and other papers, a filing by counsel for Paul Manafort inadvertently…
December 25, 2018
James Marshall Hendrix, better known as “Jimi,” who many consider the greatest guitarist of all time, died of a drug overdose at age twenty-seven. Given the guitarist’s hard-charging life, Jimi Hendrix – to the shock of no one - died intestate. His heirs have been embroiled in litigation ever since, and the latest chapter in this saga involves the trademark usage of his name and likeness.…
December 25, 2018
Technology . . . It is helpful. It is useful. Some might say they cannot live without it, and many no longer do. Today, many individuals have some type of “smart speaker” within their homes. One of the most popular devices is an Amazon Echo. Amazon Echo (along with other media playing devices; i.e., Google Home, Sonos One) is a smart speaker that operates with artificial intelligence. When a…
December 25, 2018
"Alexa, Play Country Roads..."
by Jessica L. Robey
Technology . . . It is helpful. It is useful. Some might say they cannot live without it, and many no longer do. Today, many individuals have some type of “smart speaker” within their homes. One of the most popular devices is an Amazon Echo. Amazon Echo (along with other media playing devices; i.e., Google Home, Sonos One) is a smart speaker that…
October 23, 2018
The European Union’s1 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”),2 effective May 25, 2018, has created a shift in data privacy regulation. As the economy has become more globalized, political officials in EU member nations are concerned that their citizens’ personal data has been exploited without their knowledge or approval by companies around the world.
What is the GDPR?
Adopted in April 2016,…
October 23, 2018
Welcome to this edition of Jackson Kelly PLLC's blog, In Anticipation of Litigation Advisor. Each month we aim to bring you timely and relevant articles on topics that will help your company be #prepared for litigation.
The General Data Protection Regulation Reaches Far Beyond the EU
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), effective May 25, 2018, has created a shift in…
March 25, 2019
Today, people share information constantly. E-mail is the most popular means of sharing information in a professional setting, but many businesses and law firms also use “share sites” to send and receive files, particularly large files. Law firms often need share sites to collaborate with others on document-intensive projects like transactions or document productions. Law firms spend significant…
March 25, 2019
It’s no surprise that Facebook is king of social media. Facebook has—as of December 2018—1.52 billion daily active users and 2.32 billion monthly active users.[1] Twitter, by way of comparison, has 126 million daily active users,[2] and Instagram has around 500 million.[3] Users post fifty-five million Facebook status updates each day. Given Facebook’s massive presence in our daily lives, it’s no…
March 25, 2019
Even Private Facebook Posts Can Come Back to Haunt You:
Discoverability of Private Facebook Profiles
It’s no surprise that Facebook is king of social media. Facebook has—as of December 2018—1.52 billion daily active users and 2.32 billion monthly active users.[1] Twitter, by way of comparison, has 126 million daily active users,[2] and Instagram has around 500 million.[3] Users post…
February 18, 2019
Can’t We Just Produce in PDF?
There it is: The fallback position, usually expressed with exasperation. "Because I don’t understand the words they use in e-discovery. And I have heard that e-discovery is expensive. And we all understand how to use PDF." (Click Here to Read More)
Protect Yourself from Your Protective Order
Every litigator has a standard Agreed Protective Order or…
February 18, 2019
There it is: The fallback position, usually expressed with exasperation. “Because I don’t understand the words they use in e-discovery. And I have heard that e-discovery is expensive. And we all understand how to use PDF.”
Producing emails and other electronically stored information in portable document format (PDF) is certainly permissible if the parties agree to it. Though printing each…
February 18, 2019
Every litigator has a standard Agreed Protective Order or Confidentiality Agreement they turn to when it comes time to exchange written discovery and documents. You try to remember the last case you used it in, find it in your document database, change the caption, and voila!, you are ready to go. If you are like most, you may have followed that same practice many times over, which means that…
January 23, 2019
Redaction in the News
Redaction, the editing of a document to hide portions to prevent public view, has been in the news. Recently, in a high profile filing in a criminal case, the failure to properly redact a document resulted in public access to information that should have been sealed. As noted in the Washington Post and other papers, a filing by counsel for Paul Manafort inadvertently…
December 25, 2018
James Marshall Hendrix, better known as “Jimi,” who many consider the greatest guitarist of all time, died of a drug overdose at age twenty-seven. Given the guitarist’s hard-charging life, Jimi Hendrix – to the shock of no one - died intestate. His heirs have been embroiled in litigation ever since, and the latest chapter in this saga involves the trademark usage of his name and likeness.…
December 25, 2018
Technology . . . It is helpful. It is useful. Some might say they cannot live without it, and many no longer do. Today, many individuals have some type of “smart speaker” within their homes. One of the most popular devices is an Amazon Echo. Amazon Echo (along with other media playing devices; i.e., Google Home, Sonos One) is a smart speaker that operates with artificial intelligence. When a…
December 25, 2018
"Alexa, Play Country Roads..."
by Jessica L. Robey
Technology . . . It is helpful. It is useful. Some might say they cannot live without it, and many no longer do. Today, many individuals have some type of “smart speaker” within their homes. One of the most popular devices is an Amazon Echo. Amazon Echo (along with other media playing devices; i.e., Google Home, Sonos One) is a smart speaker that…
October 23, 2018
The European Union’s1 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”),2 effective May 25, 2018, has created a shift in data privacy regulation. As the economy has become more globalized, political officials in EU member nations are concerned that their citizens’ personal data has been exploited without their knowledge or approval by companies around the world.
What is the GDPR?
Adopted in April 2016,…
October 23, 2018
Welcome to this edition of Jackson Kelly PLLC's blog, In Anticipation of Litigation Advisor. Each month we aim to bring you timely and relevant articles on topics that will help your company be #prepared for litigation.
The General Data Protection Regulation Reaches Far Beyond the EU
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), effective May 25, 2018, has created a shift in…
