MySpace, MyEmails…MyPrivacy?
A married woman in Nevada sued her employer, claiming that he sent her inappropriate emails and gave her unwanted sexual attention. During the lawsuit, the employer’s lawyer discovered that the woman...
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But I’m Innocent, I Swear! This Website Proves It!
Who would have thought a comment as innocent as “Just walked into work at Cozen O’Connor-Toronto…so much work to get done” could potentially cause you so much trouble? I came across an article this...
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Pulling the Plug on Cyberbullies: Should Schools be Responsible for Sticks...
His name is Ghyslain Raza, but you may know of him as “Star Wars Kid”, a portly 15-year-old student at a Quebec private high school who had filmed himself wielding a mock light saber, pretending to be...
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Social Media Advisor: That’s Why They Call it A Trend
A “trend” is generally defined as a general course, drift or prevailing tendency. In the battle between the potential privacy rights of a social networking site user and the desire of a lawsuit...
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Prevailing Parties May Recover E-Discovery Costs Under the Federal Rules
The Clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently ruled that there is a heavy presumption that prevailing parties may recover certain e-discovery costs under 28...
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Attorneys and PL Underwriters Take Notice: ABA Ethics Committee Urges Lawyers...
The ABA has issued a formal ethics opinion that provides guidance to lawyers whose clients use an employer’s email account to send or receive email from counsel. In Formal Opinion 11-459, the Standing...
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Ensuring Discovery Compliance: Sanctions Relating to Past, Present, and...
First published on September 22, 2011 at e-Discovery Law Review Monetary sanctions, attorneys fees, and adverse inference jury instructions are the more common type of sanctions imposed on litigants...
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Planet Mars, Curiosity, and Data Security
For those captivated by recent events in astronomy, parallels can be drawn between the recent landing of NASA’s rover Curiosity on planet Mars and the public discourse on data security in Canada. With...
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The Queen v. Cole: Privacy Protection for Employer-Issued Equipment in Canada
The recent decision The Queen v. Cole by the Supreme Court of Canada touches upon interesting issues regarding information privacy in the digital age. The facts are simple. An information technologist...
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Power to the People: Social Media Technologies Mediating Corporate Social...
The measure of effectiveness of a CEO and its executive board has always been the degree to which the business is achieving its purpose. Whether in Canada, the U.S., Europe or Asia, an executive...
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The Posts have Come Back… To Cyberinquirer
Since last we visited, your humble Publisher has moved on to the Law Offices of Richard J. Bortnick, where I am Managing Director (very European, if I do say so myself). A number of dedicated readers...
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Cyber, Privacy and Technology Best Practices and Reputational Harm: Why Legal...
Introduction Lawyers, like other professionals, often have access to their clients’ personal and financial details. At the same time, they may possess comparable information about their clients’...
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