Hi,
The second worst thing you can do in the face of a government investigation
is to destroy the documents relevant to that investigation. The worst thing
you can do, of course, is to almost destroy these documents.
Most companies had - and some still have (?) - an ill-used document
retention and destruction policy. In the wake of the United States Supreme
Court's ruling in the case you mentioned, a significant question was raised
about how companies should draft and apply their policies regarding
document retention and destruction.
A close connection related to "Records Management" you will find in
the "Arthur Anderson and Enron"-Scandal. I'm quite sure, that you will find
the information you are looking for.
Kind regards
Mario Rieger
Records Manager
Legal Affairs & Health Care Compliance
Janssen-Cilag GmbH
Raiffeisenstr. 8 - D 41470 Neuss - Germany
phone: +49 (0) 2137 955 320
fax: +49 (0) 2137 955 683
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