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THE NEW IMPORTANCE OF RECORDS RETENTION AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE By Chanley T. Howell In light of the vast volume of electronic, computer files and communications, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure pertaining to e-discovery, companies now realize the need for a comprehensive records retention policy. Current business standards dictate it is not only a best practice to have a policy, but it is also a part of meeting minimum standards of legal compliance and prudent business operations. Commentators and courts have routinely indicated that every company should develop its own written policies given the substantial risks of not having an effective policy, as well as the numerous benefits from a policy. Records retention is particularly important for companies in the construction industry, as construction litigation is particularly known for its high volume of paper and electronic records, and the substantial costs associated with complying with discovery obligations during litigation or investigations. Keeping everything is not the answer. Companies that say they keep everything don’t. Employees will always discard paper records, electronic files and e-mails. Additionally, keeping everything will result in substantially increasing the volume of records that have to be located, reviewed and analyzed in the event of litigation or an investigation involving the company. Accordingly, it is imperative for organizations to adopt a policy governing destruction in order to avoid liability for selective destruction of records or spoliation. Risks of Noncompliance. Failure to retain records in compliance with applicable law and in connection with pending or threatened claims can result in regulatory and court sanctions, fines, unnecessary expense and other adverse consequences. Inadequate and ineffective records storage and retention practices can result in (a) the loss of valuable trade secrets, confidential information and other important business and proprietary information, and (b) the breach of privacy laws and regulations. The cost (time, money and resources) of complying with litigation discovery requests can be significantly reduced through implementation of cost-effective records retention and e-discovery policies and practices. Benefits of Proactive Records Management. The benefits of an effective records management program include easier and timely access to necessary records; complying with statutory and regulatory retention obligations; reducing storage costs; protection of confidential and proprietary information; and meeting e-discovery obligations. An effective records retention policy can mitigate the risks of not actively managing electronically stored information (ESI), such as, the inability to efficiently locate and use important business information; sanctions due to the failure to comply with statutory and regulatory retention and destruction laws; increased costs due to inefficiencies from inaccessible information; and the inability to comply with e-discovery require- • Q4 • 2009 49
Page 1 and 2: THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PIL
Page 3 and 4: PILE DRIVING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATIO
Page 5 and 6: We Service You From Mill Rollings W
Page 7 and 8: PORT OF HOUSTON EXPANSION BUILT ON
Page 9 and 10: and Wayne Waters (president, Ed Wat
Page 11 and 12: Executive Director’s Message Exec
Page 13 and 14: meeting in Orlando, FL. The meeting
Page 15 and 16: With nearly 200 acres of stock and
Page 17 and 18: Charlie Gibson Manson Construction
Page 19 and 20: Annual Membership Directory As a me
Page 21 and 22: PDCA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Step St
Page 23 and 24: A Driving Force in the Foundation E
Page 25 and 26: Chapter Updates Chapter Updates PDC
Page 27 and 28: THE SHAPE OF THE FUTURE... Port of
Page 29 and 30: Member Profile Footing piles for po
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Page 33 and 34: The company is a “F.A.S.T.” (Fo
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Page 37: Taking the Lead in over40 countries
Page 40 and 41: DRIVEN PILE COST COMPARISON for two
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Page 44: We Get Thousands of Tons of New Pil
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Page 61 and 62: Steel piles take the LEED® in a GR
Page 63 and 64: MARINE AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 711 E
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Page 73 and 74: The Harvey Canal Project: Saving Ti
Page 75 and 76: Project Spotlight Miles and Miles o
Page 77 and 78: Project Spotlight Safety Procedures
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Page 81 and 82: Project Spotlight “It’s interes
Page 83 and 84: Project Spotlight Seeing the waters
Page 85 and 86: THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS THE BUSINE
Page 87 and 88: in English while performing specifi
Page 89 and 90: PDCA 14 th Annual Conference and Ex
Page 91 and 92: 2010 PROJECT OF THE YEAR Awards Put
Page 93 and 94: Monitoring Pile Driving Vibrations
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