Article in the Texas Lawyer on the use of social networking as evidence in personal injury litigation. The author makes several interesting points:
- Law is still unsettled and Canadian Law is ahead of U.S. law on this topic
- The Electronic Privacy Act shouldn’t be seen as precluding release of discoverable information if a court deems the information relevant
- Given that profile information can be deleted, the social media site should also be contacting as part of the discovery process
- Finally, given the public nature of social media participation, information restricted by privacy settings should not be seen by the individual as absolutely secure from the other side
Tags: Lawsuits, Linkedin, social networking
