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Discovery of Facebook Content in Florida Cases

by Christopher Hopkins on 5/3/2012

A step-by-step guide, with discovery examples and specific case references, on how to obtain Facebook content in your cases. ...more

Data Protection and Privacy in China - March 2012

by White & Case LLP on 3/15/2012

China does not currently have a comprehensive legal framework to regulate the use and disclosure of personal data or a national level law that delineates how a company can legally collect, process and retain personal data....more

Social Media as Evidence

by Peter J. Gregory on 3/5/2012

With hundreds of millions of users worldwide, the social media revolution has arrived. Generally, social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn allow their members to share information to enable interpersonal...more

Rapid Response to Data Breach Pays Off

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/1/2012

The Oregon Supreme Court last week affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against Providence Health & Services-Oregon arising out of the theft of patient data on backup media that were stolen from an...more

Invasion of Personal Privacy Tort Comes to Canada

by Mintz Levin on 2/6/2012

In a significant decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal, (Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32), the Court of Appeal recognized for the first time in the province of Ontario, a distinct right of action for invasion of personal...more

Invasion of Privacy in Condominiums

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 2/3/2012

A recent case before the Ontario Court of Appeal dealing with the privacy of a Bank customer's personal information, may have some interesting applications for condominium corporations and property managers across...more

The BLG Monthly Update (January 2012)

by Neil Guthrie on 1/25/2012

An(occasionally funny)a digest of recent developments in the law which Neil Guthrie, National Director of Research at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, thinks you will find interesting or relevant – or both....more

Ontario Court of Appeal Recognizes Tort of Invasion of Privacy

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/24/2012

On January 18, 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal recognized a common law tort of “intrusion upon seclusion” in Ontario law in its decision in Jones v. Tsige. This decision has potentially significant implications, not just...more

Intrusion Upon Seclusion: Ontario Recognizes Tort For Invasion Of Privacy

by Field Law on 1/20/2012

The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its much-anticipated decision in Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32 [Jones] which recognizes the tort of “intrusion upon seclusion,” acknowledging a right to sue when an individual’s privacy...more

Invasion of Privacy Tort in Ontario - Implications for Entertainment Lawyers

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 1/20/2012

The question of whether Ontario law recognizes a tort cause of action for invasion/breach of privacy has long been a contentious one - but it has finally been definitively settled in the affirmative. The Ontario Court of...more

Pro-Passenger STRIP Act Tells TSA “Don’t Touch My Junk”

by Lawyers.com on 1/9/2012

In December of last year, Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee introduced to Congress the Stop TSA’s Reach in Policy Act, or the STRIP Act. The proposed legislation would prohibit any Transportation Security Administration...more

Dentist Drills Toothy Patient for Painful Online Review

by Lawyers.com on 12/19/2011

Dentists and doctors increasingly are policing what you say online about their services. In the most recent case, a prominent New York dentist, Dr. Stacy Makhnevich, threatened to sue a former patient, Robert Lee, over a...more

A Lawyer's Guide To The Top 13 Social Media Issues

by Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Formato... on 12/16/2011

Introduction For most people, including employees, a day does not go by without accessing a social media site. Employees may frequent social media sites, even while at work. Social media sites include Facebook,...more

Facebook No Friend of Yet Another MVA Plaintiff

by Daniel Strigberger on 12/15/2011

Another Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered an MVA plaintiff to preserve, print, and produce to the defendant her Facebook photographs....more

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