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Juror Misconduct: When the Judge Says Don’t Talk About the Case, that Includes Facebook & Twitter

June 30, 2009 Josh Gilliland Blogging, Facebook, Jury Blogging, Jury Disqualification, Social Networking

Who knew 140 characters, a few status messages, and tags could play a big role in a court opinion hitting juror misconduct? It is not a huge surprise in a criminal case involving politics, money and fraud. A Little Background: The Criminal Case against the Defendants Multiple Defendants were charged[…]

Producing Social Networking Profiles: What Court has Jurisdiction?

May 12, 2009 Josh Gilliland Deposition, e-Discovery, Electronically Stored Information, Email, ESI, Facebook, Social Networking

A Facebook user in Massachusetts was facing criminal charges in Massachusetts for criminal harassment and threats to commit a crime from Facebook messages. Skerry, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38804, 1-2 (D. Cal. 2009). The Petitioner sought the emergency deposition of Facebook’s “recorder keeper” because of the concern Facebook periodically purged its information system. Skerry, 2-4.

Status Messages and Client Confidences

April 29, 2009 Josh Gilliland Attorney Client Privilege, Blogging, Discovery, Duty of Care, e-Discovery, ethics, Facebook, Work Product Doctrine

Web 2.0 marketing is a highly effective way for lawyers to promote their services to prospective clients. Web 2.0 marketing is leveraging collaborative programs hosted over the Internet, such as social networking sites or Wikis, to provide content highlighting an attorney’s services. This form of marketing could also result in[…]

When Contract Law Collides with Social Networking & Online Movie Rentals

April 18, 2009 Josh Gilliland Choice of Law, Contract Law, Discovery, e-Discovery, Facebook, Forum Selection, Illusory Contract, Online Movie Rental, Social Networking

Every now and then, there comes a case that gives me law school flashbacks. Professor Rohwer, my old Contracts professor, this one’s for you. Harris v. Blockbuster, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31531 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 15, 2009) involves Blockbuster allegedly violating the Video Privacy Protection Act. Blockbuster Online (an online[…]