Not All Business Data Has to Be Retained

Written by Michael Zucchi on May 2, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: Information Management, Small Business

Not All Business Data Has to Be Retained

Additional comments by Michael P. Zucchi

“[W]e see no evidence of fraud or bad faith in a corporation destroying records if it is no longer required by law to keep and which are destroyed in accord with its regular practices.  As we have previously observed, storage of records for big or small businesses is a costly item and destruction of records no longer required is not in and of itself evidence of spoliation.” 

Moore v. General Motors Corp.

Now more than ever is the aforementioned court comment applicable to small and large businesses as it pertains to digital data retention.  There are no expectations to keep every piece of digital information for an undetermined period of time unless specified by law.  Heed this very well business owners because retaining all of your business emails and files forever represents a costly investment in resources and an elevated risk. Read more »

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