Tag Archives: social media

Social Media and the Law – Evolving and Inconsistent

By Heather J. Gaw on August 11th, 2012 Posted in e-Discovery and Social Media

As of June 2012, Twitter had over 500 million users and Facebook had 955 million active users monthly. If you’re reading this blog, you likely have an account with either these services, or any number of other social networking sites. As technology progresses, more and more individuals use these sites daily. With the growing threat… Continue Reading

Lawyers, Jurors and Social Media: Let’s Not Be Friends (New York City Bar Association Opinion)

By Larry D. Bloomstein on July 20th, 2012 Posted in e-Discovery and Social Media

The New York City Bar Association, within a recent ethics opinion, addressed the issue of whether an attorney is permitted to access social media websites to investigate the backgrounds of potential jurors and to monitor jurors’ activities during a trial. In seeking to balance an attorney’s interest to conduct juror background research with the ethical… Continue Reading