Author warns New York lawyers using social media that: – attorney advertising and solicitation rules apply to social media posts; – attorneys must beware of “pre-defined” headings used in social media networking sites. The full text is available at: http://www.forbes…
Committee on Professional Ethics Topic: Responding to a former client’s critical commentary on a website Digest of the Committee: “A lawyer may not disclose confidential client information solely to respond to a former client’s criticism of the lawyer posted on a lawyer-rating website.” New York Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.6(a); 1.6(b); 1.9(c) The full […]
The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued a formal opinion on attorneys using Social Media. More information on Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2014-300 available here Follow us on& Like us on
Noel B. v. Anna Maria A., Docket No. F-00787-13/14B (N.Y. Fam. Ct. Sept. 12, 2014) After Petitioner’s effort to serve action to Respondent’s physical address failed, a New York family court Judge authorized substituted service of process via Facebook social networking service. According to the decision, Petitioner was unable to serve an action seeking to […]
The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued a formal opinion on attorneys’ use of social media. The opinion deals with the following issues: (1) whether attorneys may advise clients about the content of the clients’ social networking websites; (2) whether attorneys may connect with a client or former client on a social networking website; (3) whether attorneys […]
Proskauer, Social Media in the Workplace Around the World 3.0 2013/14 Survey Full document at http://www.proskauer.com/files/uploads/social-media-in-the-workplace-2014.pdf
On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 12:30PM in NYC, at LFS (11 Broadway, Conference Room A) Nathan M. Crystal will speak about ethical use of social media, discussing in particular the recent NYSBA’s recent guidelines on the ethical use of social media. Topics covered will include: Guidelines regarding social media and attorney advertising Restrictions on providing legal advice through […]
In Melian Labs Inc. v. Triology LLC, case number 4:2013cv04791, a trademark infringement action, plaintiff objected to defendant’s non responsive responses to some of its requests for production. The order of the court (NDCA) is interesting (at least) under two perspectives. First, the order is interesting for the part in which it deals with the […]
In this case Defendants filed a Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Respond to Defendant’s Discovery Requests. Defendant had requested Plaintiff to produce information from her Facebook account. Plaintiffs resisted the motion, arguing that “her Facebook account is unlikely to include relevant information, because, as she stated in her deposition, she rarely used the account, and when […]
An Irish judge has issued an order approving notice of proceedings via LinkedIn in a liquidation of entity where the liquidator could not locate and serve one of the persons connected with liquidating entity in a more traditional way. More here In 2012, another Irish judge approved service via Facebook (read more here) As we recently reported, […]