DOJ Revises Guidance On Corporate Compliance Programs: June 2020

On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division revised and published an updated version of their guidance on “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs”. Originally put into place a little over a year ago in April of 2019, the corporate compliance program document was intended to act as a resource for white-collar…

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Summary of The HIPAA Security Rule

The HIPAA Security Rule (HSR) establishes national standards to protect individuals’ electronic personal health information that is created, received, used, or maintained by a covered entity. The Security Rule requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of electronic protected health information.  The Security Rule requires covered entities to…

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eDiscovery News: Missouri is Amending their Discovery Rules

On Thompson Coburn’s site (What you need to know about Missouri’s updated discovery rules), the author notes that Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law Senate Bill 224, which limit the scope of discovery and address electronically stored information (ESI) for the first time. Changes attempt to bring Missouri’s discovery rules closer to the Federal…

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One Year Anniversary of GDRP Compliance Deadline

GDPR compliance will bring a business mental shift in 2019 – specifically, the impact on the perception of data as a commodity The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation is a massive expansion of the scope of data protection and restrictions on the use of personal information. The restrictions, alas, are not geographic: You,…

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Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery: March / April

LIMITING SCOPE OF EDISCOVERY a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruling upholding a district court’s order limiting the scope of discovery and imposing sanctions against the plaintiff for disregarding the court’s orders and repeatedly engaging in litigation issues decided by the court. Decision: The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order limiting…

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Using Data Lakes to Structure Data

Companies are increasingly finding themselves with large quantities of aging and diverse unstructured data. Companies are increasingly finding themselves with large quantities of aging and diverse unstructured data. Each time these companies seek to understand why in the heck they are keeping it all, they discover that it serves some nebulous purpose, depending on who…

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FTC Completes Review of CAN-SPAM Rule

Compliance & Governance Update: FTC & CAN-SPAM The Federal Trade Commission announced on February 12, 2019 that it has completed its first review of the CAN-SPAM Rule, which establishes requirements for commercial e-mail messages and gives recipients the right to opt out of receiving them. The Commission voted to keep the Rule with no changes. The…

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Helpful Tips To Improve Your Information Governance Plan

Streamlined, comprehensive information governance is one of the most critical tools for businesses to master. In today’s era of Big Data, managing everything from old records to last month’s data transactions to the most recent social media posts is not only possible but even expected. Yet, while companies are starting to move more toward recognizing…

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