You Need Forensic Technology!
November 01, 2003
It is almost inconceivable that in late 2003, bankruptcy trustees are conducting financial investigations without the benefit of this expertise. How can any trustee investigate the debtor and uncover assets, accounting and bankruptcy fraud without initiating a digital forensic accounting examination?
CA Governor Signs Harshest Anti-Spam Bill in U.S.
October 21, 2003
He may be voted out of office soon, but California Governor Gray Davis is making his mark in the Internet world before he goes. On September 23, Davis signed what to date is the toughest anti-spam bill in the U.S.
Over-the-Border Drug Debate Heats to Boiling
October 16, 2003
<b><i>The State of the Re-Importation Debate</i></b> When Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois announced in mid-September that his state was considering buying drugs from Canada for its employees and citizens, the debate over cross-border drug purchases via the Internet and by other means, got even hotter than it was before. The pharmaceutical industry is fighting a battle similar in scope to the music industry's Internet copyright infringement war, but because no suits have been brought against 80-year-old diabetics buying insulin from pharmacies in Montreal, national debate on the issue of the purchase of foreign drugs has gotten less press of late than the debate over music piracy.
Counterfeit Drugs: FDA Suggests New Counter Measures
October 16, 2003
<b><i>No 'Magic Bullet,' Says Task Force</i></b> The FDA's Counterfeit Drug Task Force issued its interim report on October 2. It contains potential options for a multi-pronged approach to combat counterfeit drugs. In recent years, the FDA has seen an increase in the number and sophistication of efforts to introduce counterfeit drugs. The FDA noted at the time the report was issued that the problem of counterfeit drugs is being treated separately from the problem of unapproved and potentially unsafe drugs that are being imported via the Internet and other unregulated international channels. Under current law, those drugs are purchased outside of U.S. and foreign consumer protection systems, so they are "buyer beware" products that have traveled outside of the regulatory protections of the legal U.S. drug distribution system.
Electronic Discovery v. Computer Forensics: The Differences You Need to Know
October 10, 2003
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.
V4 Signals A New Path
October 10, 2003
Recently, at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., we identified a need to reduce the number of e-mails our team was exchanging with our clients to send versions of documents and felt that the solution should be in the form of a central repository for all of our information. After analyzing a Citrix solution and deciding we weren't willing to devote an entire server to third-party dial-in access plus the costs of the underlying software, we looked at iCONECT, which recently re-launched its flagship product, (previously known as simply as iCONECT), giving it the moniker "V4." Everyone involved in our in-house review really liked how we could store documents, transcripts, images, calendars and case information in one place.
Practice Tip: Use the Internet to Obtain Old or Hard-to-Obtain Evidence
October 07, 2003
Previous <b>Practice Tips</b> have discussed the usefulness of the Internet in locating expert witnesses and in researching medical issues present in your product liability case. (See February 2002 <b>Practice Tip</b> '<i>Search the Internet for Medical Experts</i>' and March 2002 <b>Practice Tip</b> '<i>Make use of Internet Medical Sites</i>'). Here is yet another way to use the Internet to your advantage in product liability litigation: Use it to locate and obtain old or otherwise difficult-to-obtain physical and documentary evidence.
BITS & BYTES
October 07, 2003
Resultor LLC has announced the release of Resultor Direct & Confidential, which is designed to help publicly traded companies comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's requirement to provide an anonymous and confidential procedure for employees to surface accounting issues for the audit committee. It is the only Sarbanes-Oxley disclosure product that also promotes a corporate culture encouraging legal and ethical practices and better business results.
