Tag: Social media law

Do Not Delete Relevant Social Media Accounts or Posts During Lawsuits > Spoliation of Evidence

“The law has a right to every man’s evidence.” The old saying means that when you are in possession of something that could be used as evidence, and you anticipate that you are going to be involved in a lawsuit that may have even a tangential relationship to that evidence, you have a duty to preserve…

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Using Social Media in Your Law Practice – Presentation to Collin County Bar Association #ccba

Today I have the pleasure of speaking to a great group of Collin County lawyers in the Collin County Bar Association’s monthly general meeting about the practical and ethical considerations of using social media in a law practice as well as my own tips that I have learned by using social media in my practice. Here is are Prezi…

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Using Social Media in Your Law Practice – Prezi Presentation

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a great group of Collin County lawyers in the Collin County Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section about the practical and ethical considerations of using social media in a law practice as well as my own tips that I have learned by using social media in my practice. Here…

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Presentation slides for Parenting Paper<less Conference on Digital Information Law Issues

Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at the Parenting Paper<less – Technology and Single Parenting Conference 2013 and all I can say is the audience was amazing. I discussed the digital information law issues including social media law and intellectual property law (with a dose of contract law!). The audience was so engaged, so…

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Deactivating Your Facebook While in Litigation May Be Destruction of Evidence

TAKEAWAY: Deactivating your Facebook account while in litigation may be destroying evidence that could be sanctioned by the court for spoliation of evidence. In Gatto v. United Air Lines, Inc., et al., 2:10-cv-01090 (D. NJ Mar. 25, 2013), the district court entered an order finding that the Defendants would be entitled to an instruction at trial…

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Listen to Shawn Tuma discuss social media law issues for business on PlayMakers Talk Show via podcast

UPDATE: here is the podcast Shawn Tuma is a featured guest on this week’s PlayMaker’s Talk Show on 570 KLIF in Dallas, Texas. Shawn will discuss several social media law issues that are important for businesses and business owners to consider when using social media. The show airs at 4:00 p.m. today – Sunday, March…

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Doing stupid (and illegal) things and posting videos of it on social media is, well, stupid.

Forrest Gump summed it up nicely: “stupid is as stupid does.” Thank you Forrest. It looks like these teenagers just may get a chance to learn about this from their “gallon smashing” antics. Read more and watch the video: Teens accused of ‘gallon smashing’ at local store. These teens are also about to learn one of…

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WARNING: Internet Pictures of You Hunting While on Medical Leave from Work Will Kill Your Retaliatory Discharge Claim

TAKEAWAY: If you are claiming you cannot work and are on medical leave, posting pictures on the Internet of you hunting during that same time will not help your case when (yes, i said WHEN) you get fired and make a claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act for retaliatory discharge. They will kill…

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Proposal to Allow “Substitute Service” of Legal Documents through Social Media – What Do You Think?

I need your help — I intend to write a more thorough analysis of this issue and would appreciate your help so please tell me what you think. (see below for specific questions) A new bill proposed in Texas would allow people to be served legal documents through social media as a form of “substituted…

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