The New York State Court of Appeals recently ruled that information from an injury victim’s private Facebook account can be treated as information used in a legal action and, as such, the victim may have to offer that information to the opposing party in court. Continue reading “Facebook Posts Can Serve as Important Information in Head Injury Case”
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New York Appellate Division 1st Department Rules on Discovery of Facebook Posts
The defendant sought to introduce evidence from the plaintiff’s Facebook account to contradict the plaintiff’s claim that her “social network went from huge to nothing.” During deposition, the plaintiff had admitted to posting photographs depicting her engaged in fun activities. The plaintiff had deactivated her Facebook account sometime after the accident and after the commencement of the case. Subsequently, the defendant made a motion to obtain all the plaintiff’s Facebook records without limitation. This included all text messages sent through Facebook, photographs, and any other content posted.
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