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• Inspector General Blasts Veterans Administration Data Security

  Staff Writer | July 17, 2006 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  On July 11, 2006, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General released a much anticipated report concerning the theft and loss of Veterans Administration data involving more than twenty-six million veterans. According to the Inspector General, on May 3, 2006, the home of a Veterans Affairs employee was burglarized resulting in the theft of a laptop computer and external hard...

• Corporation Information Technology Priorities

  Staff Writer | July 09, 2006 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  I came across a web site dealing with new technology and corporate mobility issues. Citing the recent computer theft from the Veterans Administration, Thomas Wailgum, who authored an entry on this web site, addressed the fundamental problems associated with maintaining private data while in the midst of a corporate computing mobility revolution. This article highlights the problems associated...

• New Center for Identity Management and Information Protection to Study Identity Theft

  Staff Writer | June 27, 2006 6:32 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  A good resource for identity theft research and prevention tools has just been organized. This think tank includes a public and private partnership between such organizations as the United States Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, IBM, and Lexis/Nexis Corporation. The identity theft research organization will study all problems associated with identity theft and associated...

• Abusive Litigation Tactics

  Staff Writer | May 26, 2006 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  I must preface this entry and my remarks by saying that my source of information comes exclusively from a newspaper account and by briefly reviewing a judge's order known as a minute entry. However, the facts in the newspaper story and in the judge's discussion of the events have led me to point to this recent case as an example of conduct which gives our profession a bad name. A Maricopa...

• Should Drag Racers share responsibility for the havoc they wreak?

  Andrew Defusco | May 10, 2006 11:41 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  How often have we seen this tragic plot unfold?Two motorists, for whatever dumb reason, are drag racing each other on a public road. One of the cars strikes another innocent motorist or pedestrian, who suffers catastrophic injury. Should both drag racers be responsible for all damages that the injured victim receives? Or should the "contact" vehicle be completely responsible? Or should the...

• Our Thoughts and Prayers Go Out to a Fallen Police Officer

  Staff Writer | May 02, 2006 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Yesterday our state remembered Gilbert Police Officer Rob Targosz who died while on duty this past Saturday working on a DUI enforcement detail. A suspected impaired driver ran a red light and collided with Officer Targosz's motorcycle. The driver and passenger then fled on foot without attempting to help the injured officer. In our line of work, we see lots of tragedy. We can only hope that...

• Patient Errors in Hospitals

  Staff Writer | April 19, 2006 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Today I saw another blogger's post about increasing patient safety problems at our nation's hospitals as well as unique perspectives about these problems. Take a look at this post and its cynical implications on the medical malpractice reform debate in our country. I must warn you, however, that this overall blog site presents a completely different perspective and approach to the practice of...

• Product Liability and Electronic Evidence

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Remember the days when hardly anybody had cell phones or laptops? Business and communication used to be conducted by written memos and filed away in storage units. The old system of paper storage is rapidly changing. What does this mean for attorneys who seek evidence as they advocate for their clients? This means that attorneys will increasingly need to focus their attention on electronic...

• Drunk Driving and Auto Accidents

  Staff Writer | January 27, 2006 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Too often, in our line of work, we see victims or family members who have lost loved ones in senseless preventable automobile accidents caused by impaired drivers. Combining too much alcohol and an automobile leads to tragic results. Organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving or MADD Arizona have taken it upon themselves to educate the driving public in Arizona about the dangerous...

• Are Teen Age Drivers Accident Prone?

  Staff Writer | January 19, 2006 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  We all remember turning age sixteen and looking forward to driving because it gave us a sense of newly found freedom away from our parents. Unfortunately, a new study by AAA Arizona, suggests that teenage driving can also lead to much more tragic results. According to the study released by the Arizona Automobile Association, fatal wrecks in Arizona involving teenage drivers kill three people...