Tag Archives: Record Retention

Open Kimono: Court-Compelled Discovery of Non-Public Social Media Pages

By Marissa Coleman on November 29th, 2011 Posted in E-Discovery

Due to the widespread popularity of social networking sites (“SNS”), courts have had to determine how the rules of discovery apply to content stored on such sites. In addressing this issue, many courts have required parties to provide opposing counsel the SNS content – such as emails and Facebook wall postings – that is relevant to… Continue Reading

What Every Company Should Know About E-Discovery and Social Media

By J. Alexander Lawrence and Sarah L. Prutzman on October 1st, 2011 Posted in E-Discovery

With the exponential growth in the use of social media by individuals and corporations, civil discovery questions inevitably follow. Courts and litigants have been left to grapple with questions regarding the discoverability of data on social media sites and the appropriate scope of such discovery. Although the law will surely evolve in this area, some… Continue Reading