Larry,  I remember previous posts from someone who was attempting to use
that practice to work around discovery rules... I am not an attorney - but
I would not recommend that practice.

Thank you for the heads up!

Diane

On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Larry Medina <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> "
> Does anyone know of an additional source to purchase the legal
> requirement research at a cost that would be reasonable?  I would
> appreciate any suggestions."
>
>
> Whatever you "buy" in this market place, keep in mind you need to look
> closely at the disclaimers.
>
> I KNOW *ONE* of the products mentioned here accepts ZERO liability if the
> citations they provide are not current or if the user 'misinterprets or
> misapplies' them.  Given the laws/regulations being researched are many
> times not in a user's native tongue, you are relying on the accuracy of
> whoever translated the original language.
>
> Cold hard fact is almost ALL of th eOOTB retention guidance you receive
> needs to be back checked for accuracy and to determine how current it is...
> it only provides your organization a starting point.
>
> This is even MORE critical for any consultants who use a third party
> product to develop retention guidance for a client, then deliver them a
> finished product for their subsequent use.  MAKE SURE YOU provide a
> disclaimer as to the accuracy of the information being based on citations
> from XYZ, that it is current as of X date and that the client is
> responsible for future updates and research.... unless you are under a
> contract to keep it current.
>
> I saw this PR paper recently from some firm in the EU that was providing
> guidance to companies as to where the most "favorable nations were" for
> storing their records in the EU... the guidance was essentially based on
> who had the weakest data protection laws.  Problem is, if you DO BUSINESS
> in one country, you are obligated to follow that country's laws... not the
> one for where your records are STORED.
>
> Larry
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