Saturday, 26 May 2012

Legal News & Articles
 
Featured Expert
  • Forensic examination of questioned documents and handwriting identification. Determination as to the sequence of preparation of documens or parts of documents that may provide information of evidentiary value. Mitchellville, Maryland

Experts in the News
  • IMS ExpertServices named 'Best Expert Witness Provider'

    May 23 -- The National Law Journal announced today that Pensacola-based IMS ExpertServices was name “Best Expert Witness Provider” for 2012. A provider of experts and consultants for top law firms and Fortune 1000 companies, IMS was voted on by the Law Journal's .. Pensacola News Journal

  • Milan Swaps Breached Rules, Judge-Appointed Expert Witness Says

    May 23 -- Swaps used by the city of Milan may have breached rules on how municipalities may use derivatives to manage their debt, partly because they were used to raise funds, a judge-appointed witness said during a trial of the banks that arranged the trades. Bloomberg

  • Marlboro Enlists Expert Witness to Oppose Tree Recycling Facility

    May 23 -- The proposed tree recycling facility is opposed by boards and council, but the company is looking to take its proposal above Marlboro's head. By Kaitlyn Anness The proposed tree recycling facility is opposed by boards and council, but the company is ... Patch.com

  • Expert witness discusses Hitcho as a life sentence prisoner

    May 22 -- When Dr. Robert Johnson, Ph.D., an incarceration expert, described the noises, smells, and lack of privacy experienced in prison, George Hitcho Jr. nodded his head in agreement. Johnson likened life in prison to the movie “Groundhog Day,” a film about ... WFMZ Allentown

  • Expert rebuts previous testimony

    May 22 -- BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) - An expert witness for the defense was on the stand Tuesday, in Dr. James Corasanti's manslaughter and hit and run trial. An accident reconstruction expert was back on the stand for day 16 of the trial. Corasanti's defense attorney ... WIVB

  • Renowned Maritime Security Official To Offer Expert Witness Services

    May 21 -- Due to a dramatic increase in reported assaults and other crimes onboard cruise ships and in seaports, Kim E. Petersen has accepted a position to provide litigation support and expert witness services to the legal and maritime community. PR Web (press release)

  • VIDEO LINK: Expert witness Simon Nadel

    May 20 -- DNA found on Charlene Makaza's clothing and bedding required caution, a Crown witness has advised the Gwaze trial. The High Court in Christchurch is hearing evidence in the trial of George Gwaze, 60, a former vet in Zimbabwe, who is charged with ... Stuff.co.nz

Clipped from Google -- May 2012
Swiss: IP Addresses Are Personal Information
Oct 2 2010 -- Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are personal information under the country’s data protection laws, expanding the coverage of privacy law in the country.
Mexican Data Protection Law Goes Into Effect
Jul 16 2010 -- A sweeping new data protection law in Mexico went into effect earlier this month, drastically expanding the powers of Mexico's data protection authority, which has now been renamed the "Federal Institute of Access to Information and Data Protecti
US regulators release model privacy notice form bulder
May 4 2010 -- Eight US federal regulatory agencies have released an Online Form Builder to help financial institutions satisfy the disclosure requirements established by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, making it easier for those institutions to obtain a legal Safe Harbor
EU: Israel provides "adequate" data protection
Jan 14 2010 -- The EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has published an opinion finding that Israel provides an "adequate" level of data protection under the EU Data Protection Directive. If the EU adopts the recommendation, Israel would join a select group.
US Supreme Court to rule on workplace privacy of texting
Dec 15 2009 -- After learning that their text messages, some of them sexually explicit, had been read by their superior, three police officers sued, even though they were using pagers issued by their department and were warned the city reserved the right to monitor.
French employers can read files on company-issued computers
Dec 9 2009 -- Employers are entitled to access data on company-issued computers unless the employee has clearly marked the files as personal, the French Supreme Court has ruled. Otherwise, files were presumed to be work-related, and employers are entitled to access.
FTC proposes settlement of six Safe Harbor enforcements
Oct 8 2009 -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announed proposed settlements with six firms charged for violations under the US/EU Safe Harbor Program. The firms were alleged to have allowed their certifications to lapse but to have continued representing
New guidelines in French personal data transfers to U.S
Aug 26 2009 -- The French Data Protection Authority has issued guidelines regarding personal data transfers for U.S. discovery proceedings, apparently the result of a recent increase in the volume of requests made to French-based companies involved in U.S. litigation. -- LawWire
India's encryption laws put a spanner in the works
Jul 9 2008 -- Disallowing the electronic transfer of encrypted data from firms unless the encryption key is provided to the Indian government is creating headaches for many, like the British High Commission which cannot comply because it would violate British laws -- IndiaTimes
Rhode Island exempts computer forensices from PI laws
Jul 8 2008 -- Unlike many US states, Rhode Island now specifically exempts computer forensics experts from its laws regulating private investigators. Some states have tried to fit these experts under their PI laws, while others have simply left the issue unsettled.


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