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Electronic Discovery v. Computer Forensics: The Differences You Need to Know
With the rapid growth of electronic discovery, even well-informed lawyers and support teams are often unclear about the differences between computer forensics and electronic discovery. The differing processes of collecting and reviewing electronic data involve varying levels of technological sophistication and data interpretation, and the choices you make about which services to use depend on the matter at hand. While electronic discovery is needed vastly more often than computer forensics, legal teams may use one or both services in particular matters. The following article provides you the practical working knowledge you'll need to determine which discovery approach is best suited for your needs.
Corporate Counselor August 2003
EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $2.3 Million
The New York District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it had entered into a Consent Decree in a sexual harassment case under which four former female employees and their private counsel will receive $2.3 million from Simat, Helliesen & Eichner and Reed Telepublishing.
A Word to the Wise
Few would argue with the proposition that today's employers generally take claims of discrimination and harassment in the workplace far more seriously than was the case a generation ago, or even just a few years ago. The lessons of equal employment opportunity are being learned on a daily basis, and the workplace is the better for it.
No Skirting This Issue
Look it up. It's in the Constitution. Or so argued one municipal transit authority employee when her employer mandated that all employees ' male and female ' wear pants.
New HIPAA Privacy Rules Take Effect April 14
Congress recently amended the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to include what has become known as the 'Privacy Rule,' a statutory provision addressing the privacy of health information. The Rule covers health care providers, health care clearinghouses and health plans, including employer-sponsored group health plans.
Decisions of Interest
Recent cases of importance to your practice.
Judge Goes Where Governor and Legislature Fear To Tread
Justice Lucindo Suarez took a bold step February 5 when he judicially imposed a rate of $90 an hour for assigned counsel.
Collaborative Family Law Practice and You
Have you considered making your matrimonial practice collaborative? That's the system currently gaining favor around the country whereby divorcing couples seek to resolve issues with the aid of collaborative attorneys who take part in discussions involving both divorcing parties and their attorneys.
ADR and Other Options: Advising Your Clients
It never fails to amaze me. Educated professionals, usually of the legal variety, begin discussing the state of our civil justice system. A discussion of the adversarial system ensues. Debating what is wrong with it, or perhaps, (thanks to those 'half-full glass' types) ways in which it could be improved, is usually an animated segment of the discussion.

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