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A new HELLA GOOD social-media-discovery ruling for employers
Last week, I reported that a Pennsylvania state court had ruled that a plaintiff did not have to provide access to her Facebook page during discovery by accepting a “friend” request from defense counsel. That same week, another Pennsylvania state court was asked to resolve whether a plaintiff’s “privacy rights” would trump a defendant’s request to access the plaintiff’s Facebook and MySpace accounts to discover facts relating to the plaintiff’s claim for damages.
Pennsylvania has become a hotbed of social-media-discovery litigation. Who knew?
I break down the latest decision, which I predict will be a “go-to” for defendants and courts alike, after the jump.
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