Biglaw, Document Review, Email Scandals, Goldman Sachs, Screw-Ups, Technology

Which Biglaw Firm Accidentally Released Embarrassing, Unredacted Documents About Goldman Sachs?

A Biglaw firm accidentally released an unredacted version of documents it had previously spent lots of time and money intentionally trying to keep sealed. Oops!

Attorney Misconduct, Deaths, Facebook, Legal Ethics, Patton Boggs, Screw-Ups, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Trials

Facebook Spoliation Costs Widower and His Attorney $700K in Sanctions

When a tipster sent us an e-mail with the subject, “Court awards $700,000+ in sanctions for destruction of FB page,” Chris Danzig thought it sounded like it might be interesting. Because hey, that’s a lot of money. He didn’t realize it would also be one of the most depressing legal news stories he’d read since the tragic Friedlander murder-suicide….

Google / Search Engines, Lexis-Nexis, LexisNexis / Lexis-Nexis, Old People, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups, Summer Associates, Technology, Westlaw

All This Techno-Ignorance Will Make Your Head Explode

Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about some über expensive and embarrassing examples of lawyers making technological mistakes. Those stories involved sexily scandalous blunders, but they were relatively extreme scenarios. (If turning over thousands of privileged documents happens regularly at your firm, may God help you.) More frequently, firm employees deal with little technological […]

4th Circuit, Benchslaps, Screw-Ups, Technology

How to Lose a Case With Simple Computer Cluelessness

For attorneys, missing deadlines is a big no-no. BIG no-no. A Goodyear blimp-sized no-no. People have literally died because of blown deadlines. Cases worth millions of dollars get tossed out because of missed deadlines, even if someone has a decent excuse. That being so, I do not envy the lawyer who had to tell his […]

China, Cyberlaw, Email Scandals, Google / Search Engines, Privacy, Screw-Ups, Technology

Chinese Hackers Hijack Hundreds of Gmail Accounts

This news is more than a little scary. Google announced yesterday that hackers in China had gotten access to hundreds of Gmail accounts. And it wasn’t just anyone’s email. The attack targeted senior government officials in the United States, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries, military personnel, and journalists. I have a feeling […]

Bad Ideas, Facebook, Health Care / Medicine, Privacy, Screw-Ups, Social Networking Websites, Technology

ER Doc Forgets Patient Info is Private, Gets Fired for Facebook Overshare

I’m done whining about Facebook privacy issues. Everyone should know by now that Facebook and privacy are basically mutually exclusive. But every once in a while, someone does something stupid relating to Facebook privacy in a new, exciting way — like stealing a computer and posting photos of yourself on the owner’s page, or uploading […]

Cyberlaw, Privacy, Screw-Ups, Technology

Hackers Probably Stole Your Email Address Last Weekend

Raise your hand if you are a JPMorgan Chase customer. Now raise your hand if you’ve shopped at Best Buy. How about Citibank, Target or Walgreens? Has everybody in the world raised their hands yet? Congratulations — your email address may have been stolen. There was a data breach at Epsilon, a Texas-based marketing firm, […]