August 25, 2008

FTC Takes Action Against Prerecorded Sales Calls

Do you hate prerecorded sales calls? If so, you are not alone. Indeed, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been inundated with complaints about such calls. As a result, the FTC has just announced an amendment to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) that expressly bars telemarketing calls that deliver prerecorded messages, except as to people who have agreed in advance to receive these calls from specific sellers.
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August 21, 2008

Microsoft Search Technology for the Legal Industry

Legal professionals are surrounded by information. In fact, they are buried in it. From online legal research, to firm client and matter information, to the hundreds or thousands of documents produced each day, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get to the information needed in order to practice law effectively.
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August 19, 2008

"Running On Empty"? - Jackson Browne Files Suit Against John McCain

Singer and songwriter Jackson Browne is not amused that his song "Running On Empty" has been used in a television commercial for John McCain and against Barack Obama.
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August 12, 2008

Current E-Discovery Trends

By now, practically everyone even remotely involved in litigation in the United States knows that discovery of electronic information, E-Discovery, has become a very big deal, especially in light of related amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure enacted more than a year ago.
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July 23, 2008

eDiscovery Vendors and Preserving Chain Of Custody

While sounding so deceptively simple, many chain of custody issues are actually quite challenging to legally uphold when it comes to electronic evidence. This is because, for purposes of authenticity, all potentially relevant electronic data must be accounted for from the discovery phase all the way though trial. At trial, it is crucial to physically document the chain of custody of all potentially relevant data to disprove any actual or possible tampering.
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July 15, 2008

Commercial Email - Getting It Right

Once upon a time, the word "spam" conjured up notions of processed meat in a can. Of course, with the advent of the Internet, spam has taken on a completely different meaning - namely, unsolicited commercial email.
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July 07, 2008

Wi-Fi Security: Some Advice from the FBI

You’re at the airport waiting for your flight. With time to kill, you’re thinking of connecting your laptop to the airport's Wi-Fi to check your office e-mail...do some personal banking...or shop for a gift for your spouse.
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July 01, 2008

9th Circuit Ups the Ante for Disclosure of Employee Text Messages in Quon v. Arch Wireless

In a ruling on June 18th, a panel of the 9th Circuit held that a provider of text messaging services violated the Stored Communications Act by turning over the contents of an employee's text messages to his employer, the Ontario, California Police Department.
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