Ride the Lightning

Apr 17, 2008

PHISHING WITH BAITED SUBPOENAS

Just when you think you’ve seen everything, the bad guys invent a new spin on an old game. Phishing for

Apr 14, 2008

HIDE THE BALL, PASS THE BALL: LOSEY SCORES!

I always enjoy the postings of colleague Ralph Losey. He is both imaginative and colorful, qualities which make electronic evidence

Apr 11, 2008

"LOOK AT ALL THESE PINHEAD LAWYERS": THE CIRCUS IN DETROIT

On April 9th, the Detroit Free Press reported that one of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s attorneys in the whistle-blower lawsuit filed

Apr 09, 2008

RIVERS OF RUPEES: OUTSOURCING ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY REVIEW

Mind you, it isn’t just India, though India has leveraged the cost of e-discovery review in the U.S. into a

Apr 07, 2008

CITY CYBERSLACKERS NABBED BY COMPUTER FORENSICS IN QUEBEC

Computer forensics is a wonderful circus – we get to see all the animals in all conceivable environments. Here’s an

Apr 03, 2008

TAKING LAWYERS TO THE WOODSHED FOR E-MAIL DELETION

Former Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal was ordered to pay more $18,900 in sanctions after he was found in

Mar 31, 2008

FROM THE BIG APPLE: THERE GOES THE BEST EVIDENCE RULE

Hello from New York City, where there are just too many gerbils in the cage. Simply navigating through the crowds

Mar 28, 2008

QUICK, SEND IN THE CLOWNS. DON’T BOTHER, THEY’RE HERE.

Ah, the phrasing of the inimitable Frank Sinatra. Good of him (and Mr. Sondheim of course) to give me the

Mar 25, 2008

THE FIDELITY FILES: FIRST THE BLOG POST, THEN THE BOOK

You may recall a February post about British services where attractive females test the fidelity of husbands and the resulting

Mar 24, 2008

DUMB AND DUMBER: WHITE HOUSE “EXPLAINS” MISSING E-MAILS

Good grief. The White House, which has always looked dumb in its explanation for its many missing e-mails has inexplicably

Mar 21, 2008

THE ITALIAN STALLION: JUDGE FACCIOLA TAKES ON WHITE HOUSE

Only because I had the pleasure of lecturing with Judge John Facciola last week at ABA TECHSHOW do I have

Mar 19, 2008

ELECTRONIC PEEPING TOM LAWYER MAY HAVE LICENSE SUSPENDED

Charleston, WV lawyer Michael P. Markins is in a boatload of trouble after improperly accessing the e-mail accounts of another