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Corporate And Business Law, Laurence V. Parker Nov 2009

Corporate And Business Law, Laurence V. Parker

University of Richmond Law Review

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Corporate Privacy Trend: The “Value” Of Personally Identifiable Information (“Pii”) Equals The “Value” Of Financial Assets, John T. Soma, J. Zachary Courson, John Cadkin Jan 2009

Corporate Privacy Trend: The “Value” Of Personally Identifiable Information (“Pii”) Equals The “Value” Of Financial Assets, John T. Soma, J. Zachary Courson, John Cadkin

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Corporate America’s increasing dependence on the electronic use of personally identifiable information (“PII”) necessitates a reexamination and expansion of the traditional conception of corporate assets. PII is now a commodity that companies trade and sell. As technological development increases, aspects of day-to-day business involving PII are performed electronically in a more cost effective and efficient manner. PII, which companies obtain at little cost, has quantifiable value that is rapidly reaching a level comparable to the value of traditional financial assets.


Electronic Discovery In Large Organizations, Jason Fliegel, Robert Entwisle Jan 2009

Electronic Discovery In Large Organizations, Jason Fliegel, Robert Entwisle

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

The continuing expansion and virtually limitless array of technology and media available to store electronic information has had an immeasurable impact on the amount of information large organizations create and maintain. In many instances, this information continues to be available long after it has served the originator’s purposes. Yet, such information is not exempt from discovery in litigation, and attempting to identify, preserve, collect, review, and produce that information results in a significant burden on litigants, while the failure to do so can result in draconian sanctions or adverse publicity.