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Several class actions have been filed in recent years against companies that had their database compromised as a consequence of a data breach. The class usually consists of consumers whose information was stolen in the breach. The problem that plaintiffs have faced in the majority of these actions is lack of standing. Indeed, in most […]

I.            How Email Travels              After an email message is composed and the author hits the “send” button, an email goes through several steps, known as “layers”, before leaving the author’s computer.  See Erinn Phillips, How Does Email Travel? (Aug. 1, 2012), http://www.atlanticwebworks.com/blog/how-does-email-travel/.  The email is cut into many tiny […]

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Professional Ethics Commission Topics: Client Confidences: Confidential firm data held electronically and handled by technicians for third-party vendors From the opinion: “[A]n attorney may utilize transcription and computer server backup services remote from both the lawyer’s physical office and the lawyer’s direct control or supervision without violating the attorney’s ethical obligation to maintain client confidentiality. […]

Maine Professional Ethics Commission Topic: Clients Confidence: communications with clients by unencrypted e-mail Conclusion of the Commission: “The Commission concludes that, as a general matter and subject to appropriate safeguards, an attorney may utilize unencrypted e-mail without violating the attorney’s ethical obligation to maintain client confidentiality.” Rules: Code of Professional Responsibility of the Maine Bar […]