Mmuae a Wɔde Ma wɔ Aguadi Mmara mu Asɛm, Subpoena, anaa Mmara kwan so Cease-and-Desist ho¶

Sɛ wɔde civil summons ne anwiinwii krataa bɛhyɛ wo nsa denam process server bi so wɔ adetɔfo anim, wobɛbue mail envelope a wɔagye atom a Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III honam fam sotɔɔ anim anaa WCAG website accessibility demand krataa wom, anaasɛ wo nsa bɛka administrative Subpoena Duces Tecum anaa Civil Investigative Demand (CID) afiri regulator bi hɔ no yɛ an mmara ne sikasɛm mu ahodwiriw a emu yɛ den. Sɛ́ ebia krataa no yɛ mmara mu asɛm a ɛfa kwan a wɔfa so kɔ hɔ nnidiso nnidiso a wɔde wɔn ani asi baabi a wɔde kar sisi a ɛkɔ fam a ɛboro ɔha biara mu nkyem 2 so anaasɛ wɛbsaet mfonini alt-text a ɛyera, aguadi ho krataa a wɔde frɛ nkurɔfo sɛ wɔmfa apam no so bu, anaasɛ ahyɛde a wɔde frɛ sɛ wonnyae na wonnyae adwuma no, mfomso biako pɛ a ɛsɛe ade sen biara a adwumawura betumi adi ne sɛ obebu n’ani agu krataa no so anaasɛ ɔde nkyerɛkyerɛmu bɛmena ɔdebɔneyɛfo no mmaranimfo tẽẽ wɔ email so.

Wɔ aban ne ɔman asennibea ahorow mu no, nnafua 21 anaa nnafua 30 mmara kwan so mmuae dɔn no fi ase bɔ bere a wɔde krataa a wɔde frɛ obi no kɔma no. Esiane sɛ adwumakuw anaa Limited Liability Company (LLC) ntumi nnyina n’ankasa ananmu pro se wɔ asɛnnibea a onni mmaranimfo a ɔwɔ tumi krataa nti, sɛ wotwɛn kosi Da a ɛto so 20 anaasɛ wɔma bere a wɔde ama no twam a, ɛkanyan Atemmu a Wɔde Di Dwuma, na ɛma ɔdebɔneyɛfo no tumi de w’adwuma sikakorabea akontaabu to nwini mu a ɔmfa wɔn asɛm no nkyerɛ wɔ asɛm no mu. Ɛdenam wo mmara kwan so mmuae bere a wobɛbu no ntɛm ara, Asɛnnibea Kura Amanneɛbɔ a woakyerɛw ama de agyae nneɛma a wɔpopa a wɔde wɔn ankasa yɛ adwuma, de asɛm no kɔma wo Aguadi mu Asɛyɛde Kɛse (CGL), Adwumayɛ mu Nneyɛe Ho Asodi (EPLI), Cyber, anaa Akwankyerɛfo ne Adwumayɛfo (D&O) insurance karkafo wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 mu, ne invoking state Right-to-Cure mmara ne towtua a wɔde ma wɔ ADA accessibility claims ho no, wubetumi abɔ wo company agyapade ho ban.

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Yɛ eyi mprempren¶

1. Hwɛ honam fam ahobanbɔ so bere a woreyɛ nhyehyɛe a wɔde di dwuma anaasɛ woreyɛ mmara nhwehwɛmu a wɔmmɔ ho amanneɛ. Mfa honam fam siw, npia, anaa nhunahuna nhyehyɛe somfo, asɛnnibea panyin, anaa aban nhwehwɛmufo a ɔwɔ wo dan mu da; sɛ nsrahwɛfo biara a wɔmmɔ no amanneɛ pow sɛ ɔbɛkyerɛ aban adansedi nkrataa, ɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛkɔ ankorankoro adwumayɛbea ahorow a wɔato mu a onni atemmu tumi krataa, anaasɛ ɔde honam fam basabasayɛ ba a, fa adwumayɛfo kɔ baabi a ahobammɔ wɔ na frɛ wo mpɔtam hɔ nɔma a egye ntɛmpɛ (911 wɔ United States ne Canada, 112 wɔ Europa Aman Nkabom no nyinaa mu, 999 wɔ United Kingdom, anaa hwɛ ne nyinaa nɔma ahorow a egye ntɛmpɛ).
2. Kyerɛw da, bere, ɔkwan, ne nea wogyee ɔsom adwuma no pɔtee wɔ krataa a wɔde kyerɛw krataa no so ntɛm ara. Kyerɛw da, bere (e.g., . 14:15), ne ɔkwan pɔtee a wɔfa so de nneɛma kɔma (wɔde wɔn ankasa nsa de kɔma nea ogye ahɔho, nkrataa a wɔagye atom, ɔnanmusifo a wɔakyerɛw wɔn din a wɔde bɛkɔ, anaasɛ wɔde teyp abɔ ɔpon no so) wɔ krataa a wɔde kata so a wɔde stape abɔ mfitiase krataa a wɔde kra nneɛma no so. Wɔ United States aban asɛnnibea (FRCP Mmara 12(a)(1)(A)), wowɔ kalenda nnafua 21 katee fi da a wode kɔmae no sɛ wode adesrɛ a wɔde bua asɛm anaa Mmara 12 a wɔde kɔdan asɛnnibea no bɛkɔ ansa na ɔdebɔneyɛfo no atumi akɔ akɔhwehwɛ sɛ ɔmfa ne ho nhyɛ mu a ɛnyɛ adwuma.
3. Mfrɛ, email, anaa nkyerɛw kɔma mmaranimfo a ɔsɔre tia no anaa aban nhwehwɛmufo no da. Biribiara a wo anaa w'adwumayɛfo bɛka wɔ telefon so anaasɛ wobɛkyerɛw wɔ "nkyerɛkyerɛmu" email mu akɔma ɔdebɔneyɛfo mmaranimfo no yɛ gye a ɔfã-sɔretiafo bi gye tom wɔ Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2) ase a wɔde bɛbata ho sɛ Exhibit A against your company in asɛnnibea. Ɛsɛ sɛ nkitahodi nyinaa fa wo retained defence counsel anaa insurance defense attorney so.
4. Fa mmara mu asɛm anaa krataa a wɔde hwehwɛ krataa no kɔma insurance adwumakuw biara a ebetumi ayɛ adwuma wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 ntam. Mfa no sɛ wo insurance krataa no mfa sika a wɔde kɔdan no no nka ho. Fa krataa a wɔde frɛ obi, anwiinwii, anaa ahwehwɛde krataa a edi mũ no fa mail a wɔagye atom ne krataa a wɔde gye sika no portal upload so kɔ wo Commercial General Liability (CGL), Directors & Officers (D&O), Employment Practices Liability (EPLI), Errors & Omissions (E&O), ne Cyber ​​Liability insurers nnɛ. Wɔ mmara nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛne sɛ "Duty to Defend no trɛw sen Duty to Indemnify," sɛ sobo biako mpo a ɛwɔ anwiinwii krataa no mu betumi akanyan sika a wɔde tua ho ka a, ebia wɔbɛhwehwɛ sɛ insurance adwumakuw no tua wo mmara kwan so ahobammɔ ho ka ɔha biara mu nkyem 100.
5. Fa Litigation Hold (Preservation Notice) a wɔakyerɛw a ɛyɛ ahyɛde ma wo IT kuw ne adwumayɛfo nnɛ. Bere a wo nsa bɛka mmara mu asɛm, krataa a wɔde frɛ wo, anaa krataa a wɔde hwehwɛ asɛm wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ wɔbɛkɔ asɛnnibea wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so no, wowɔ mmara kwan so asɛyɛde koraa sɛ wobɛkora nkrataa a ɛfa ho, emails, Slack/Teams nkrasɛm, security camera footage (a ɛtaa kyerɛw so 7 biara kɔ nnafua 30), ne server logs. Sɛ wɔma kwan ma automatic deletion scripts kɔ so bere a wɔanya subpoena anaa anwiinwii akyi a, ɛkanyan asɛnnibea asotwe a emu yɛ den ma Spoliation of Evidence wɔ FRCP Mmara 37(e) ase.
6. Sɛ wɔde ADA Wɛbsaet anaa Physical Access ahwehwɛde krataa bɔ a, yɛ ntɛm ara remediation audit na hwɛ ɔman Right-to-Cure mmara. Ansa na wobɛtua serial plaintiff settlement demand no, hwɛ sɛ wo mantam no de mmara kwan so amanneɛbɔ-ne-cure window anaasɛ mmara kwan so nneɛma a wɔsɛee no so tew ma nnwuma nketewa (te sɛ California Civil Code Section 55.56 ma CASp-ahwɛɛ agyapadeɛ), na ntɛm ara fa ɔbenfoɔ a ɔwɔ adansedie a ɛfa akwan a wɔfa so kɔ hɔ no nsiesie WCAG 2.1 Level AA wɛbsaet akwansideɛ anaa honam fam adansiɛ akwansideɛ a ɛmma wontumi nnye nkɔmmɔdie a ɛfa ahotɔ ho nsɛm ho.

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Aguadi mu asɛm, ADA ahwehwɛde, ne subpoena triage gyinaesi dua¶

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Ɔfa 1: Nsonsonoe a ɛda mmara kwan so ntɛmpɛ ahorow 5 ne ne dɔn a mmara ma ho kwan no mu¶

Ɛnyɛ mmara kwan so krataa biara a ɛyɛ hu na ɛwɔ mmara mu tumi anaa bere a etwa to koro. Wɔ nnɔnhwerew 2 a edi kan a woagye no mu no, hwɛ krataa no kratafa a ɛwɔ soro no mu na hwɛ sɛ ebia asɛnnibea kyerɛwfo anaa aban adwumayɛbea bi de atemmu ahyɛde a wotumi di so ama, anaasɛ sɛ ebia kokoam mmaranimfo bi de krataa a wɔde hwehwɛ ade ansa na wɔakɔ asɛnnibea no amena.

Mmara kwan so nnwinnade a wɔde di gua, bere a mmara ma ho kwan, ne nea efi mu ba a wɔde toto ho¶

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Ɔfã 2: Wɔbɛbɔ wɔn ho ban afi "Drive-By" ADA Honam fam Akwantu ne WCAG Wɛbsaet Mmara mu Nsɛm ho¶

Nnwuma nketewa ne akɛse a ɛwɔ United States nyinaa (adidibea ahorow, sotɔɔ ahorow a wɔtɔn nneɛma wom, ahɔhodan ahorow, nnuruyɛ adwumayɛbea ahorow, ne e-commerce brands) yɛ wɔn a wɔtaa de wɔn ani si asɛnnibea a ɛtoatoa so wɔ Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12181 et seq.) ne ɔman no mu nea ɛne no sɛ te sɛ California Unruh Civil Rights Act ase (Cal. Civ. Code Ɔfa 51) ne New York Mantam ne Kuropɔn Nnipa Hokwan Mmara.

1. Sɛnea ADA Title III fee-shifting ne ɔman mmara kwan so nneɛma a wɔsɛe no ho mmara yɛ adwuma¶

• Federal ADA Title III Rule (Injunctive Relief + Attorney Fees Only): Wɔ federal mmara ase (42 U.S.C. Section 12188), kokoam asɛm no mu ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ a ɔde asɛm kɔdan asɛnnibea wɔ Title III a ɛwɔ ADA ase ntumi nnye sika a wɔsɛee no; wobetumi ahwehwɛ Injunctive Relief (ahyɛde a ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wusiesie honam fam akwanside anaa wɛbsaet no) ne mmaranimfo ka a ɛfata nkutoo.
• Ɔman Mmara Mmara kwan so Multipliers (California ne New York): Wɔ California no, wɔn a wɔde asɛm no kɔdan aban nnidiso nnidiso no de aban ADA a wɔabu so no bata Unruh Civil Rights Act ho, a ɛde mmara kwan so asotwe a ɛba fam koraa a ɛyɛ $4,000 wɔ bere biara a esii (wɔtew so kɔ $1,000 anaa $2,000 wɔ nnwuma nketewa nteɛso a ɛfata mu scenarios) wɔ mmaranimfo ka so. Wɔ New York no, wɔn a wɔde asɛm no kɔdan wɔn no de ADA nsɛm ne NYSHRL/NYCHRL nsɛm bom de hwehwɛ sɛ wotua nneɛma a wɔsɛee no ho ka.

2. Honam fam Storefront "Drive-By" ADA Mmara mu Nsɛm (Mmeae a Wɔde Kar Si, Ramps, Ɔpon Hardware, Aguaree) .¶

Serial physical access plaintiffs de wɔn ani si baabi a wɔde kar sisi no mmepɔw a ɛboro ɔha biara mu nkyem 2, nsɛnkyerɛnne a van-accessible a enni hɔ, ɔpon no ano a ɛkorɔn boro sɛntimita 1.27 (nsateakwaa 0.5), ɔpon a wobue mu ahoɔden a ɛboro kilogram 2.27 (5 pounds) ma apon a ɛwɔ mu, anaa aguaree grab-bar ne sink-pipe insulation sorokɔ a ɛwɔ 2010 ase no so ADA Gyinapɛn a ɛfa Nsusuwii a Wotumi Kɔ Ho.

1. Audit Landlord vs. Tenant Lease Asɛdeɛ Ntɛm ara:
2. Wɔ asɛm a wɔde kɔdan asɛnnibea (Botosan v. Paul McNally Realty) ase no, aguadi dan wura ne adwuma mu danwura no nyinaa bom yɛ asodi wɔ ɔmanfo anim wɔ ADA Title III ase, ɛmfa ho nea aguadi ho adansedi krataa no ka. Worentumi mma wɔmfa mmara mu asɛm no ntom denam ka a wobɛka akyerɛ ɔtemmufo no ara kwa sɛ "me dan wura na ɔwɔ baabi a wɔde kar sisi no."
3. Nanso, twe wo aguadi dan a wobɛfa no nnɛ na kenkan Mmara a Wodi So, Common Area Maintenance (CAM), ne Indemnification nsɛm no. Sɛ mmara sobu a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔabu so no wɔ baabi a wɔde kar sisi wɔ baabi a wɔtaa de kar sisi anaa abɔnten a ofie wura no di so a, fa Notice of Tender of Defense and Indemnification a ɛyɛ mmara kwan so de ma wo dan wura no ntɛm ara.
4. Fix Physical Barrier no Ntɛm ara na Kanyan "Mootness Doctrine":
5. Esiane sɛ aban ADA Title III aduru biako pɛ ne Injunctive Relief nti, sɛ wosiesie honam fam akwanside no daa (te sɛ sɛ wobɛsan de ɔkwan a ɛyɛ mita 2.44 / anammɔn 8 a wobɛfa so akɔ baabi a van betumi akɔ no a, wode nsɛnkyerɛnne a anyɛ yiye koraa no, mita 1.52 / anammɔn 5 wɔ fam, ne nsu afiri a wɔde sink ho a wobɛbɔ ho ban) ma wo defense attorney no tumi tu pow federal ADA asɛm no sɛ Constitutionally Moot wɔ FRCP Mmara 12(b)(1) ase. Sɛ wɔpow ɔman no asɛm no ntɛm wie a, aban atemmufo taa pow tumidi foforo a wɔde bɛma wɔ ɔman mmara mu nsɛm a wɔka no ho.
6. Fa Ɔman Nnwuma nketewa Hokwan a Ɛwɔ sɛ Wɔsa yareɛ ne CASp Mmara mu Ahobanbɔ:
7. California CASp Inspection Shield (Cal. Civ. Code Section 55.56): Wɔ California no, sɛ Certified Access Specialist (CASp) ahwɛ w’adwuma no mu ansa na wɔreyɛ adwuma, anaasɛ ɛdi mmara kwan so nnwuma nketewa gyinapɛn so na ɛsiesie adansiɛ ho mmara so bu nyinaa wɔ nnafua 60 kɔsi 120 mu a, mmara kwan so nneɛma a wɔsɛe no a ɛsua koraa no kɔ fam firi \(4,000 kɔ fam kɔsi **\)1,000 anaa $2,000**, na wofata ma nnafua 90 Asɛnnibea Tra ne Mfitiase Nhwehwɛmu Nhyiam ntɛm ara.

3. Wɛbsaet ne Mobile App a Wɔde Di Dwuma Ho Mmara (WCAG 2.1 Level AA Demands) .¶

Nnwuma mpempem pii nya nkrataa a wɔhwehwɛ anaa aban mmara mu nsɛm a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔn e-commerce wɛbsaet anaa booking portal no ntumi nkɔ hɔ mma anifuraefo a wɔde wɔn ho to screen-reader software (JAWS, NVDA, anaa VoiceOver) so, a wɔfa Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.

1. MMFA Wo Ho nto Automated Accessibility Overlay Widgets Nko so:
2. JavaScript "accessibility overlay" adwinnade a ɛwɔ nkyerɛwde biako mu no mma ADA ahobammɔ. Mmara adwumakuw ahorow a wɔde asɛm no kɔdan wɔn no de wɔn ani si wɛbsaet ahorow so titiriw denam automated overlays a wɔde di dwuma so, na wɔka sɛ pop-up widgets siw native screen readers kwan na entumi nsiesie HTML form labels ne keyboard traps a ɛwɔ ase no.
3. Yɛ Nokware Mmara-Level WCAG 2.1 AA Nhwehwɛmu ne Nsiesiei:
4. Kyerɛ wo developers anaa accessibility vendor bi sɛ wɔnsiesie core screen-reader blockers wɔ wo nkratafa a kar pii fa so (Home, Product/Service nkratafa, Cart, Checkout, ne Contact):
   • Fa nkyerɛkyerɛmu ka ho alt="" su ahorow a ɛfa mfonini ahorow a ntease wom ho (ne nea hwee nni mu alt="" to mfonini ahorow a wɔde asiesie so);
   • Hwɛ sɛ menu, modal pop-ups, ne checkout buttons ɔha biara mu nkyem 100 yɛ adwuma denam only the Tab, . Enter, . Space, na Escape keys a ɛwɔ focus ring a wotumi hu ne zero keyboard traps;
   • Fa kratasin biara bata ho <input> afuw a ɛwɔ nhyehyɛe mu <label> anaasɛ aria-label;
   • Kɔ so kura nkyerɛwee ne akyi kɔla nsonsonoe a ɛba fam koraa mu a ɛyɛ 4.5:1 (3:1 ma nkyerɛwee akɛse); na
   • Fa nsɛm a wɔatoto mu a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ ka video ahorow a wɔde ahyɛ mu no ho.
5. Ttintim Wɛbsaet no ho nsɛm a ɛfa ho na Twa "Tester Standing":
6. Fa Accessibility Statement link bi ka wo footer mu nnɛ a telefon nɔma ne email a wode bɛboa nnipa 24/7 ka ho.
7. Wɔ TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (2021) ne asɛm a wɔde kɔdan asɛnnibea wɔ amansin pii mu ase no, "website tester" plaintiff a ɛtoatoa so a ɔkɔ site bi so kɔhwehwɛ mfiridwuma mu mmara mu mfomso nkutoo a onni adwene ankasa sɛ ɔde w’adwuma bedi dwuma no taa nni Article III Constitutional Standing wɔ federal asɛnnibea.

4. Fa Federal IRS Disabled Access Credit (Form 8826) ne Ɔfã 190 a Wɔtew So no¶

• IRS Form 8826 (Disabled Access Credit, 26 U.S.C. Section 44): Nnwuma nketewa a wɔfata ($1,000,000 anaa nea ennu saa wɔ sika a wonya nyinaa mu ANAA bere nyinaa adwumayɛfo 30 anaa nea ennu saa wɔ afe a atwam no mu) betumi abisa ɔha biara mu nkyem 50 aban no towtua wɔ ɛka a ɛfata a wɔde ma wɔ $250 ne \(10,250, a ɛde towtua a ɛkɔ soro kodu **\)5,000 tẽẽ** ma afe biara ma adansi akwanside a woyi fi hɔ ne WCAG wɛbsaet a ɛfata a wosiesie.
• IRS Ɔfa 190 Architectural Barrier Removal Deduction: Adwuma biara betumi atwa $15,000 afe biara wɔ ɛka a ɛfata a wɔbɔ de yi honam fam adansi akwanside ahorow fi hɔ.

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Ɔfã 3: Mmara mu asɛm no a wode bɛkɔ akɔma wo insurance adwumayɛfo (Triggering the "Duty to Defend") .¶

Ansa na wubefi wo kotoku mu atua ankorankoro asɛnnibea afotufo no, hwɛ wo aguadi insurance sikakorabea no mu.

Nea enti a ɛsɛ sɛ wode Tender of Defense a wɔakyerɛw wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so mena wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 ntam¶

1. "Four Corners" Mmara ne Asɛdeɛ a Ɛwɔ sɛ Wɔbɔ Wɔn Ho Ban:
2. Wɔ insurance mmara ase no, insurance adwumakuw bi Duty to Defend (n’asɛyɛde a ɛne sɛ ɔbɛfa mmaranimfo a wɔde wɔn ho bɛbɔ wɔn ho ban na wotua wɔn ka) trɛw sen n’Asɛyɛde a ɛne sɛ ɔbɛbɔ ka (n’asɛyɛde a ɛne sɛ obetua atemmu a etwa to).
3. Sɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ bi de nsɛm 10 kɔ asɛnnibea a nsɛm 9 yɛ apam mu ntawntawdie a wɔankata so, nanso nkontabuo 1 pɛ na ɛbɔ asɛm a ɛbɛtumi akata so (te sɛ anibiannasoɔ a wɔde ka asɛm a ɛntene, animtiaabuo anaa nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma animtiaa wɔ CGL Coverage B ase, tuu a wɔtu obi fi hɔ wɔ ɔkwan a ɛntene so, anaa nyiyim a ɛfa nnipa foforɔ ho wɔ EPLI ase) a, mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ insurer no asɛdeɛ sɛ bɔ mmara mu asɛm no nyinaa ho ban.
4. Insurance Nhyehyɛe Bɛn na Ɛkata Mmara a Ɛfa Ntɛmntɛm So:
5. Commercial General Liability (CGL) Coverage A & Coverage B (Personal and Advertising Injury): Ɛkata nipadua mu opira, agyapadeɛ a wɔsɛe no, AND Coverage B a wɔka sɛ wɔabɔ wɔn din, aguadi ho abususɛm, nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma animtiaa, kokoamsɛm a wɔtow hyɛ so, copyright/aguadi-atadeɛ a wɔabu so wɔ aguade ho dawurubɔ mu, ne nnipa a wɔpam wɔn wɔ ɔkwan a ɛntene so.
6. Adwumayɛ mu Nneyɛe Asɛdeɛ Insurance (EPLI) a "Third-Party Discrimination" Endorsement: Nnɛyi EPLI nhyehyɛeɛ bebree ka Third-Party Liability Endorsement a ɛkata defense ka ho berɛ a adetɔfoɔ anaa ɔmanfoɔ no muni bi de asɛm kɔdan asɛnnibea wɔ nyiyim ho, a ADA Title III honam fam ne wɛbsaet kwan a wɔfa so kɔ hɔ ho nsɛm ka ho.
7. Directors & Officers (D&O), Errors & Omissions (E&O), ne Cyber ​​Liability: Ankorankoro-adwumakuw D&O (Side C Entity Coverage) ka adwumakuw no sohwɛ ho nsɛm a ɛtrɛw ne mmara kwan so frɛ a wɔde frɛ nkurɔfo ho asɛm; E&O ka adwumayɛfoɔ som ho ntawntawdie ho; Cyber ​​ka kokoam nsɛm ho nhwehwɛmu ne nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo asodi ho asɛm.
8. Nnye "Dabi" a wɔde ano ka a efi Insurance Broker hɔ ntom da & Bu Claims-Made Deadlines:
9. Si so dua sɛ wo broker no mfa mmara mu asɛm anaa krataa a wɔde hwehwɛ nneɛma no nkɔma Claims Department of every carrier ntɛm ara. EPLI, D&O, E&O, ne Cyber ​​nhyehyeɛ yɛ "Claims-Made and Reported" nhyehyeɛ a ɛfa pre-suit written demand letter sɛ "Claim" da a wo nsa bɛka no; sɛ wɔantumi ammɔ krataa a wɔde hwehwɛ nneɛma a wɔde kɔdan asɛnnibea ansa na wɔayɛ nhyehyɛe foforo no ho amanneɛ a, ebetumi ahwere sika a wɔde tua ho ka bere a akyiri yi wɔde asɛm no akɔdan mmaranimfo no.
10. Wɔhwehwɛ sɛ Ɔde Ne Ho ("Cumis") Defense Counsel Bere a Adwene a Ɛyɛ Ntawntawdi Bi Wɔ Hɔ:
11. Sɛ wo insurer no pene so sɛ ɔbɛbɔ ne ho ban wɔ "Reservation of Rights" krataa a ɛde ntawntawdi ankasa ba wɔ akontaabu a wɔakata so ne nea wɔankata so ho a, mmara te sɛ California Civil Code Section 2860 (Cumis mmaranimfo) (ne Goldfarb anaa Peppers nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛne no di nsɛ wɔ aman afoforo mu) hwehwɛ sɛ insurer no tua ho ka independent defense counsel a wopɛ.

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Ɔfã 4: Asɛnnibea a Wɔde Kɔdan Asɛnnibea a Wɔde Di Dwuma ntɛm ara (Wɔkwati Spoliation Sanctions) .¶

Bere a wɔde mmara mu asɛm, krataa a wɔde frɛ obi, CID, anaa krataa a wɔde hwehwɛ asɛm ansa na wɔde akɔ asɛnnibea a ɛde asɛm bɛkɔ akɔdan asɛnnibea no kɔma w’adwuma no, Asɛyɛde a Ɛwɔ sɛ Wɔkora Nsɛm a Wɔakora So wɔ Ɛlektrɔnik So (ESI) ne Adanse a Ɛwɔ Honam fam no bata ho. Wɔ Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) ase no, sɛ wɔantumi anyɛ anammɔn a ntease wom mfa ankora email, nkɔmmɔbɔ, akontaabu ho kyerɛwtohɔ, anaa CCTV mfonini a ɛfata so bere a asɛm no abɛyɛ nea wotumi hu akyi a, ebetumi ama wɔanya Spoliation Sanctions, a Adverse Inference Instruction anaa Default Judgment ka ho.

Simma 15 IT ne Adwumayɛfo Asɛnnibea Kura Nhwehwɛmu Nhoma¶

1. Gyae Automated Deletion ne Overwrite Routines Nyinaa Ntɛm ara:
2. Security Camera (CCTV / NVR) Footage: DVR/NVR nhyehyɛe dodow no ara a wɔtɔn no kyerɛw video so nnafua 7 kosi 30 biara. Fa video fael a wɔanhyehyɛ no yiye a efi mfoninitwa mfiri a ɛfa ho nyinaa mu no kɔ abɔnten drive abien a wɔkenkan nkutoo ne mununkum akorae so nnɛ, na kyerɛw SHA-256 hash no de kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a wɔde hwɛ nneɛma so.
3. Email & Chat Auto-Purge (Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 / Slack / Teams): Kyerɛ IT sɛ ɔmma Google Vault Hold anaa Microsoft Purview Litigation Hold ntumi nyɛ adwuma wɔ adwumayɛfo a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ mu nyinaa ("Ahwɛfo") akontaabu so.
4. Adwumayɛfoɔ Laptop ne Phones: Mfa nnyɛ popa, nsan nsiesie, anaa nsan mfa laptop anaa smartphone a adwumayɛfoɔ biara a ɔde ne ho ahyɛ mu no nni dwuma.
5. Fa Asɛnnibea a Wɔakyerɛw a Wɔakyerɛw no Ho Amanneɛbɔ a Wɔde Kɔma Adwumayɛfo a Wɔfa Ho:
6. Kyerɛ adwumayɛfoɔ wɔ krataa so sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔmpopa, nnsesa, anaa wɔnnsiesie email, text message, chat messages, anaa nsɛm biara a ɛfa asɛm no ho, na bɔ wɔn kɔkɔ wɔnnka nsɛmmɔne wɔ mmara mu asɛm no ho wɔ Slack anaa email a ɛwɔ mu no so (sɛnea wotumi hu nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛnyɛ mmaranimfo wɔ mu).

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Ɔfa 5: Mmuae a wɔde ma wɔ krataa a wɔde frɛ obi ho Duces Tecum (Mmara 45) anaa Mmarahyɛ CID¶

Sɛ process server bi de Subpoena Duces Tecum hyɛ wo nsa sɛ wɔnyɛ customer records, payroll files, anaa apam ahorow a ɛfa obi foforo mmara mu asɛm ho a:

1. Mfa Adetɔfo anaa Adwumayɛfo Kyerɛwtohɔ a Ɛyɛ Kokoam Memena Da wɔ Da a Ɛto so 1:
2. Sɛ wodan adwumayɛfoɔ aduruyɛ/adwumayɛfoɔ kyerɛwtohɔ, adetɔfoɔ sikasɛm ho nsɛm, anaa NDA kyerɛwtohɔ a ɛfa nnipa foforɔ ho a womfa mmara kwan so amanneɛbɔ a ɛhia anaa asɛnnibea Ahobanbɔ Ahyɛdeɛ mma a, ɛbɛtumi ama w’adwuma no akɔ kokoamsɛm ho asɛm wɔ HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, anaa GDPR ase.
3. Fa Ɔkasatia a Wɔakyerɛw a Wɔakyerɛw Wɔ Nnafua 14 Mfɛnsere no Mu (FRCP Mmara 45(d)(2)(B)):
4. Wɔ FRCP Mmara 45(d)(2)(B) ase no, sɛ wode kasatia a wɔakyerɛw wɔ bere ano ansa na da a edi kan wɔ da a wobedi so anaasɛ kalenda nnafua 14 wɔ ɔsom akyi a, ɛno ara ma w’asɛyɛde sɛ wode nkrataa bɛba.
5. Sɛ wɔde nsɛm a wɔkasa tia no ma wɔ bere a ɛsɛ mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ mmaranimfo a ɔde mae no hyia na ɔma ɔkasa de tew adesrɛ no so, de Ahintasɛm / Ahobammɔ Ahyɛde hyɛ mu, na ebetumi tua wo ka a ɛnyɛ ɔfã biara de gyee data no wɔ FRCP Mmara 45(d)(1) ase.

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Ɔfa 6: Mmara kwan so nkyerɛwee ne amanneɛbɔ ahorow a wɔde asɛmfua biara ka ho¶

Script 1: Ntɛmntɛm Tender of Defense ne Indemnity a Wɔde Ma Insurance Carriers¶

Fa email ne nkrataa a wɔagye atom so mena insurance adwumakuw biara a ebetumi ayɛ adwuma no Claims Department wɔ nnɔnhwerew 48 ntam:

Asɛmti: NHYEHYƐEƐ TENDER OF DEFENSE AND INDEMNITY: [Wo Company Name] / Policy No(s). [Kyerɛw Nhyehyɛe Nnɔmba Nyinaa] / [Asɛm no Din anaa Krataa a Wɔhwehwɛ].
"De kɔma Claims Department a ɛwɔ [Insurer Name]:

Sɛnea amanneɛbɔ ne ahobammɔ nhyehyɛe a ɛwɔ Policy Number(s) [Policy Numbers] (ne nhyehyɛe afoforo a ɛfa ho nyinaa a wɔde ama [Wo Company Name]) kyerɛ no, yɛsrɛ wo gye krataa yi tom sɛ yɛn formal Tender of Defense and Demand for Indemnification a ɛfa [Summons and Complaint / Pre-Suit Written Demand Krataa / Mmara kwan so Subpoena] a wo nsa kaa no wɔ [Date of Service].

Mmara kwan so da a etwa to a wode bɛkɔ akɔma mmuaeɛ adesrɛ ne [Da Pɛpɛɛpɛ]. Yɛsrɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛw krataa si so dua wɔ adwuma nnanu (5) ntam sɛ [Insurer Name] begye n’asɛyɛde a ɛne sɛ ɔbɛbɔ [Wo Company Name] ho ban na ɔde afotufo a ɔde ne ho bɛbɔ no ama (anaasɛ ɔma mmaranimfo a ɔde ne ho tumi) sɛ onnya bere a wɔatrɛw mu de abua.

Yɛsrɛ sɛ fa wo Claim Number ne Adjuster nkitahodi ho nsɛm a wɔde ama wo no di nkitaho ntɛm ara wɔ [Phone Number] ne [Email Address] so."

Script 2: Adwumayɛfoɔ a Wɔyɛ Mfinimfini & IT Asɛnnibea Kura (Akoraeɛ Amanneɛbɔ) .¶

Kyɛ ntɛm ara ma IT so ahwɛfo ne adwumayɛfo a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu:

Asɛmti: PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL: Mmara kwan so a ɛyɛ ahyɛde a wɔde kura ne nkrataa a wɔkora so ho amanneɛbɔ
"De kɔma: [Kyebɔ Adwumayɛfo a Wɔfa Ho ne IT Sohwɛfo] / Efi: Adwumayɛfo & Mmaranimfo

[Wo Company Name] nsa aka mmara kwan so amanneɛbɔ a ɛfa [nkyerɛkyerɛmu tiawa a ɛnyɛ afã biara ho]. Wɔ ɔman ne ɔman mmara ase no, yɛn adwumakuw no wɔ mmara kwan so asɛyɛde a emu yɛ den sɛ wɔbɛkora honam fam ne kɔmputa so kyerɛwtohɔ ahorow a ebetumi afata nyinaa so.

Ɛyɛ adwuma ntɛm ara, MPOPA, nkyerɛw so, ntwitwa, nsiesie, anaa nsɛe nkrataa, email, text messages, Slack/Teams nkrasɛm, voicemails, apam, invoices, anaa security camera mfonini biara a wɔayɛ wɔ [Start Date] ne mprempren a ɛfa [Asɛmti] ho no ntam.

IT Adeyɛ a Wɔhwehwɛ Ɛnnɛ: Wɔhyɛ yɛn IT Administrator sɛ onnyae automatic deletion, email auto-archive, ne CCTV video overwrite nhyehyɛe nyinaa ntɛm ara ma ankorankoro a wɔwɔ saa amanneɛbɔ yi so no akontaabu ne wɔn mfiri.

Nkitahodi Mmara: Mfa email a ɛwɔ wo mu, Slack, text message, anaa adwumakuw no akyi nsusuw asɛm yi ho. Fa telefon so fa nsɛmmisa nyinaa kɔma [Designated Officer] anaa mmaranimfo nkutoo. Bua nnɛ de si so dua sɛ wo nsa aka na woadi so."

Script 3: Mmara 45 Krataa a Wɔakyerɛw a Wɔkasa tia a Wɔde Kɔma Nnipa a Wɔto so Abiɛsa a Wɔfrɛ Wɔn a Ɛyɛ Adesoa¶

Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no sɛnea wɔpɛ na afotufoɔ som ansa na nnafua 14 FRCP Mmara 45(d)(2)(B) da a ɛtwa toɔ no adu:

Asɛmti: Ɔkasatia a Wɔakyerɛw wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so sɛnea Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(d)(2)(B) to Subpoena a Wɔde Kɔma Obi a Ɛnyɛ Ɔmanfo [W’Adwumakuw Din].
"Dɔdɔfo [Mmaranimfo Din a Wɔde Rema]:

Sɛnea Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(d)(2)(B) kyerɛ no, wɔn a wɔnyɛ ɔfã biara [W’Adwumakuw Din] de saa nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so yi ma wɔ Subpoena a wɔde mae wɔ [Date of Service] no ho:
1. Adesoa ne Ka a Ɛmfata wɔ Obi a Ɔnyɛ Ɔfã no so (FRCP 45(d)(1)): Subpoena no hwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ kyerɛwtohɔ ahorow a ɛtrɛw a ɛnyɛ nea ɛfata nsɛm a ɛwɔ akyinnyegye no, na ɛde hwehwɛ ne hokwan-hwɛ ho ka kɛse to obi a ɔnyɛ ɔfã no so.
2. Aguadi ho nsɛm a ɛyɛ kokoam ne nnipa a wɔto so abiɛsa kokoam nsɛm (FRCP 45(d)(3)(B)): Subpoena no bisa data a ɛyɛ ne de ne nnipa foforo [adetɔfo / odwumayɛni] kyerɛwtohɔ a ɛyɛ kokoam a enni Ahyɛde a Wɔahyɛ a Ɛbɔ Ho Ban anaasɛ mmara kwan so kokoam nsɛm ho tumi krataa.

Sɛnea Mmara 45(d)(2)(B) kyerɛ no, wɔrennyɛ adeyɛ biara bere a wɔretwɛn nhyiam a wɔbɛhyia na wɔayɛ nhyiam de atew nea ɛbɛkɔ so, Ahobammɔ Ahyɛde a wɔde bɛhyɛ mu, ne apam a wɔakyerɛw a ɛfa ɛka a wɔbɛsesa ama ɛka a wɔbɔ wɔ nneɛma a ɛnyɛ ɔfã bi a wɔde yi nneɛma fi mu ho."

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Nsɛm a wɔtaa bisa¶

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Akwankyerɛ ahorow a ɛfa ho¶

• Adwumayɛ a wɔbɛkɔ so ayɛ ho nhyehyɛe ne atoyerɛnkyɛm bere mu ahotɔ
• Adwumayɛbea ahobammɔ ho nhwehwɛmu ne OSHA nhwehwɛmu
• Adwumam adetɔfo opira ne beae ho asodi
• Viral PR ahokyere, atoro a wɔde bɔ nkurɔfo din, ɔtopae a wɔsan hwɛ mu, ne apoobɔ ho mmuae
• Nnɔmba a egye ntɛmpɛ ne amanaman ntam nneɛma a wɔde mena

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Sources a wɔhwɛɛ mu¶

• Ɔman Mmara a Ɛfa Ɔmanfoɔ Asɛnnibea Ho (United States Asɛnnibea): Mmara 4 (Mmara 4 (Mframa ne Ɔsom wɔ Adwumakuo, Ayɔnkofa, anaa Fekuo bi ho), Mmara 12(a)(1)(A) (Nnafua 21 Bere a Wɔde Som Adesrɛ a Wɔde Bua Nsɛm), Mmara 37(e) (Wɔnkora Nsɛm a Wɔde Sie wɔ Ɛlektrɔnik So / Asotwe a Wɔde Siesie Nneɛma So), Mmara 45(d)(2)(B) (Nnafua 14 a Wɔakyerɛw a Wɔkasa tia wɔ Nnipa a Wɔto so Abiɛsa a Wɔfrɛ Wɔn ne Ahobammɔ a Wɔbɔ fi Ka a Ɛmfata Ho), Mmara 55 (Atemmu a Wɔmfa Nhyɛ Mu ne Atemmu a Ɛnsɛ), ne Mmara 65 (Ahyɛde ne Bere Tiaa mu Ahyɛde a Wɔde Siw Wɔn Ho).
• United States Asɛnnibea Kunini: Rowland v. California Men’s Colony, 506 U.S. 194 (1993) (Bara a Wɔbara sɛ Wɔmfa Nnwumakuw ne Nnwumakuw a Wɔde Nneɛma Ayɛ no Ananmusifo Pro Se Wɔ Ɔman Asɛnnibea) ne TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 594 U.S. 413 (2021) (Ahyɛde III Concrete Injury Standing Requirements).
• Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (United States): Amerikafoɔ a Wɔadi M dɛm Mmara (ADA) Title III Mmara (28 CFR Ɔfa 36), 2010 ADA Gyinapɛn a ɛfa Nsusuiɛ a Wɔtumi Kɔ, ne DOJ Akwankyerɛ a ɛfa Wɛb Akwankyerɛ ne ADA (WCAG 2.1 Level AA Reference Standards).
• Mfinimfini Sikakorabea Dwumadibea (IRS) (United States): Kratasin 8826 (Mmofra a wɔadi dɛm a wɔde ma wɔ Mmofra mu Sikakorabea Mmara Ɔfa 44 ase: 50% Boa a ɛkɔ soro kodu $5,000 ma Nnwuma nketewa a wɔfata) ne IRC Ɔfa 190 (Wɔtew sika a wɔsɛe no de yi adansi ne akwantu akwanside ahorow a ɛkɔ soro kodu $15,000/afe).
• California Mantam Ɔman Mmara: Ɔfa 55.56 (Mmara mu Ɔsɛeɛ a Wɔtew so ne Nnafua 90 a Wɔbɛtena / Mfitiaseɛ Nhwehwɛmu Nhyiamu a ɛfa Nnwuma nketewa a CASp ahwɛ mu) ne Ɔfa 2860 (Hokwan a ɛwɔ sɛ Cumis Defense Counsel a ɔde ne ho wɔ Insurer Reservation of Rights ase).
• Ministry of Justice Civil Procedure Rules (United Kingdom): CPR Ɔfa 10 (Ɔsom a wɔgye tom wɔ Nnafua 14 mu) ne Adeyɛ Akwankyerɛ 6A (Abrabɔ ne Nhyehyɛeɛ a Wɔde Di Dwuma Ansa na Wɔyɛ Adeyɛ).