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Category Archives: Litigation & Social Media
Trend Towards Easy Court Access to Social Media Data
This article is a good review of where the courts currently are in terms of authenticating social media evidence in court proceedings and the accessibility of social media information for purposes for discovery – even that which is password protected. … Continue reading
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Texas “Likes” Facebook for Serving Subpeonas
Recently I linked to a story about a Federal judge allowing a party to be served through Facebook. Now comes news that Texas would allow for “electronic” subpeonas rather than through face-to-face or by mail. Is Facebook a Utility? With … Continue reading
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Serving Defendants Through Facebook
People have been served with notices to appear by courts in other countries and now it has happened in the United States. Here, Federal Court judge Paul Engelmayer has allowed U.S. Government lawyers to serve Indian lawyers through Facebook. Also … Continue reading
Litigators, Do You Know What Your Clients Are Doing on Facebook?
This article discusses two cases where clients have undercut their awards because of activities on social media. In one case, a plaintiff”s award was cut after discussing traveling and partying after the accident. In the other, a man who sued … Continue reading
Using Social Media Evidence for the Defense
This is a good summary of the increasing use and importance of social media to the litigation process. In particular, I like how the author points out all the ways social media evidence can be authenticated. Plaintiff Attorneys Beware On … Continue reading
Legal Blogger Wins in Court!
Attorney Horace Hunter had written about one of his cases on his blog and the Virginia State Bar claimed that his post constituted “advertising” and required a disclaimer stating it was advertising to the public. He contested on First Amendment … Continue reading
Attorneys Shouldn’t Expect Privacy in Clients’ Social Media Activity
This article is a good reminder that plaintiff attorneys specifically should expect their clients’ social media efforts to be made public even if they had restricted access to it with privacy restrictions. The issue isn’t privacy but relevance. If the … Continue reading
If a Popular Attorney Blogger Leaves the Firm
I just caught up with this case filed in the N.D. CA, titled Phonedog v. Kravitz where a popular reviewer garnered 17,000 followers, changed the handle on the account and took his followers elsewhere. The plaintiff is suing for misappropriation … Continue reading
Remember Twitter & Facebook Are Not Utilities
Yesterday I posted about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court using Twitter to broadcast new rulings and the like. Today comes this story about how the New York City Police have an entire unit dedicated to using social media to root out … Continue reading
PA Supreme Court Tweeting Rulings
The court will use Twitter to give advance notice of most Supreme Court information, including orders, opinions, new rules, and concurring and dissenting statements written by justices. Is Twitter becoming a quasi public utility?
