I have developed one theory for why formal IG policies and software have not been used more widely. It is that the increased improvements in and use of technology to analyze data and find patterns in Big Data has preempted more widespread use of IG applications. Let’s take a look.
read moreIn Lawrence v. City of New York, et al., New York Senior District Judge William H. Pauley, III granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion for sanctions, ruling to dismiss the case against the defendants, but denying the motion for sanctions against the plaintiff’s counsel and denying the motion for reimbursement of attorney’s fees, stating “an award of attorney’s fees ‘would be a hollow victory … as it would likely be uncollectible.’”
read moreThere are several basic information governance solutions and models that can provide effective guidance in implementing or improving your organization’s information governance approach. Let’s take a look at a couple of examples.
read moreSo, Information Governance is used by pretty much everybody these days, right? Not even close. Let’s take a look at what percentage of organizations don’t currently have a formal data governance policy and reasons why more don’t have them.
read moreAssuming a company wanted to begin an IG initiative, are there any general principles to follow? There are seven — thanks to ARMA International. Let’s take a look at them.
read moreIt’s timely that we are currently running Tom O’Connor’s paper on Information Governance because The Sedona Conference® (TSC) has just published a paper on defensible disposition, which is a significant component of any good Information Governance program.
read moreHere we define not only what Information Governance is, but (just as importantly), what it is not.
read moreIn Hinostroza v. Denny’s Inc., Nevada Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe granted the defendant’s motion to compel discovery various sources of ESI related to the plaintiff’s claim of injuries resulting from a “slip and fall” accident at one of the defendant’s restaurants.
read moreInformation Governance (IG) has always been part of the eDiscovery landscape but not always a large part. IG was originally important for reducing the population of potentially responsive electronically stored information (ESI) that might be subject to litigation by helping organizations adopt best practices for keeping their information “house in order”. But now with an increased concentration on the two-fold concerns of privacy and security, IG has become more important. In this paper, we’ll explore the implementation of Information Governance best practices to help organizations better prepare for litigation before it happens.
read moreFile this one under stories I missed until yesterday. We’ve seen plenty of cases where the use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR) has been approved and even one this year where a protocol for TAR was ordered by the court. But, here is a case of a jurisdiction that has proposed and adopted a rule to encourage use of the most efficient means to review documents, including TAR.
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