Major Cellular Service Provider Retention Periods Regardless of the nature of the litigation you are involved in, it is common that relevant information isl likely to be on a cellphone of a party on the other side of the litigation. And it may be the only place the data is stored. Depending on the service provider, the period for which the data may be available through them varies greatly. Below is a brief overview *: Verizon ...
ReadIn a court of law, there are certain forensic accounting services Arizona is likely to bring to the case, whether working on the side of the plaintiff or defense. Forensic accounting services are an area of the litigation support services Phoenix and other Arizona courts utilize regularly. An ideal career for someone who has both legal and financial expertise or interest, forensic accounting requires investigative skills, strict discipline, and integrity. A forensic accountant is commonly called upon to investigate crimes such as embezzlement, money laundering, securities fraud, and other so-called 'white collar' crimes. That said,...
ReadBecause of high-tech advances in a new field called cell phone forensics, Phoenix corporations or residents can find themselves unexpectedly relieved of several perplexing predicaments. Here are just a few key examples: If you're in a civil suit and you need to recover a series of old text messages to prove the context of a particular situation or event; If you're concerned about an employee remotely accessing proprietary files and transferring them to an unauthorized location; If you need to recover a text message or a picture that you accidentally deleted; If you suspect your significant other is cheating on you and...
ReadAs the Copper State moves boldly into the Information Age, putting wrongdoers on notice with the development of strong legal support like mobile forensics, Arizona becomes a harder and harder place to do the wrong thing and get away with it. It doesn't matter if you're a white collar criminal using your cellphone to take pictures of sensitive company documents and send them to a competitor, or just an everyday spouse who happens to have a secret lover you're trying to keep secret -- cell phone forensics can and will find evidence of your wrongdoing. It's devastating to learn that an employee is stealing proprietary...
ReadBy Craig Reinmuth Two founders started TransPerfect Global (TPG) from a dorm room they shared in 1992. It turned into a billion business but ended, however, over the day-to-day management issues between its co-founders, Elizabeth Elting and Philip Shawe (Shawe v. Elting, 2016 BL 232452, Del. Ch., No. 10449-CB, 7/20/2016. During the heat of their management quarrels, Philip "undertook a campaign to spy on Elting (Elizabeth)." He monitored her phone calls and emails, went into her office numerous times at night (e.g. late on New Year's Eve), took her computer and had the hard drive imaged by one of TPG's employees. He...
ReadPrevent and Detect Fraud - What do fraudster's look like? - Hunting down fraud Financial fraud can be devastating, both monetarily and the time that has to be invested. Steps can be taken to prevent fraud and, in the unfortunate situation where it has occurred, it can be tracked down. What do fraudster's look like? You may be surprised! They are commonly well-respected top-executives who have been with an organization at least six years. They typically work well with others. Most fraud occurs within the last 15-30 days of employment....
ReadA record number of married couples over age 50 are filing for divorce. Along with this comes unique financial considerations. This article will briefly discuss financial planning considerations and related recommendations. Retirement planning was done assuming they couple would enjoy retirement as a married couple. Now their primary earning years are behind them and less time exists to exists to build the divided retirement funds back up. Both spouses may have to work, and/or work longer. A financial projection should be done estimating the funds that will be available from wages, retirement savings and investments and comparing this to...
ReadIf you've ever been in a courtroom in Phoenix, you've probably been witness to the kind of talented digital forensics Arizona lawyers bring to the table. Digital forensics -- or computer forensics -- is a term used when forensic examiners use their expertise to obtain legal evidence from any digital medium, whether it's a hard drive, a cell phone, or an Email retrieved from an Internet server. Phoenix lawyers rely on forensics firms that offer litigation support services that know what they are doing. Here are some of the most basic rules of digital forensic investigations: The original evidence must not be altered in any...
ReadThere are several areas of litigation support services Phoenix law firms utilize to get the results they need -- but by far the most effective is obtaining electronic evidence. With nearly all modern business -- both corporate and personal -- being performed over various forms of digital media, the use of the various digital forensics Arizona firms is becoming a must for litigators in Arizona and other states' courts. Why turn to Electronic Discovery in Litigation Support? If you have a hard drive, flash drive, compact disc, DVD, digital camera, cell phone, flip camera, floppy disk, personal data assistant, SD card, or iPad that might...
ReadWhen you have a digital mystery that needs solving, there's a computer forensics expert in Phoenix that can help. Computer forensics is a relatively new field of study that deals with legal evidence found on computers and other forms of digital media. Computer forensics is a job that is in demand, and it's a small wonder -- traditional law enforcement is hard-pressed to stem the tide of computer crime these days! When it comes to computer forensics, Arizona is leading the nation, with top-notch litigation support teams offering forensic expertise to lawyers on either side of the case. These technology experts deal with any type of...
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