Stored Communications Act

Twitter v. Manhattan DA Fight Unfortunately Ends with a Whimper

by Fernando Bohorquez, Jr. | BakerHostetler on 5/24/2013

Last Friday, Twitter’s battle with the Manhattan District Attorney over a subpoena for an Occupy Wall Street protester’s tweets came to an anti-climactic end as the New York appeals court dismissed Twitter’s appeal of a...more

Hey Employers: Employee Social Media Passwords are (Mostly) None of Your Business (Not that You’ve Been Inquiring)

by Adam S. Forman, David G. King | Miller Canfield on 5/17/2013

“Likes,” “tweets,” “hashtags,” and “wall posts” are all words that have quickly entered our lexicon through the continuing explosion of growth that is social media....more

Spoliation of Social Media Evidence: New Jersey Court Cracks Down

by Emily Huters | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/17/2013

A March 23, 2013 decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey serves as a cautionary tale for litigants. As a result of some arguably poor decisions by the plaintiff and likely miscommunication between...more

Social Media Law Report - Who Owns Your LinkedIn Account, FTC Guidance on Social Ads, More... [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 3/26/2013

Our latest edition of the Corporate Law Report focuses on issues at the intersection of social media and the law: - Eagle v. Edcomm (aka: Who owns your LinkedIn account) - bringing social media charges against employees...more

More Trouble With Work-Related Social Media Accounts

by John Delaney, Jesse Soslow | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 3/20/2013

We have written before about cases involving disputes between employers and employees over work-related social media accounts, but a new case out of Arizona federal court raises issues that appear to be unlike those we have...more

Advertising Law -- Feb 21, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: Neutrogena Escapes Class Certification; It's Not "Hip" to Steal Contact Info; Leibowitz Leaves the FTC—Who Will Take His Place?; A Court Ruling Wouldn't Be Kosher; California Supreme Court: Some Online...more

Magistrate Recommends Dismissal with Prejudice of Claims Against Global Payments

by Craig Hoffman | BakerHostetler on 2/20/2013

Global Payments, which processes credit card transactions, announced on March 30, 2012 that an unauthorized person gained access to a portion of its processing system. Global Payments later disclosed that Track 2 data (card...more

Magistrate Recommends Lawsuit Against Global Payments Should Be Dismissed

by Randy Gainer | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/11/2013

A federal Magistrate has recommended dismissal with prejudice of all of the cardholder plaintiffs’ claims against payment processor Global Payments, Inc. in a widely-reported data breach case....more

Federal Courts Continue Grappling With Privacy Issues And Employee Communications

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/5/2013

The federal courts continue to evaluate an employee's right to privacy and an employer's right to monitor employee communications and terminate employees based on those communications, whether under common law, statute or the...more

Fifth Circuit Holds Data On Personal Cell Phone Not Protected By Stored Communications Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/4/2013

On December 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the Stored Communications Act (SCA) does not apply to data stored in a personal cell phone and affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to...more

Employers Won’t Do Jail Time for Snooping Around on Employees’ Cell Phones, But They May End Up Paying for It

by John L. Litchfield | Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/26/2012

Do you ever have that feeling that the cell phone conspicuously pointed in your direction is actually taking your picture? Or, do you worry that a gossipy employee is spreading nasty rumors about you via text messages?...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - December 22, 2012

by BuckleySandler LLP on 12/24/2012

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - CREDIT CARDS - INSURANCE - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA...more

Is 'Private' Data on Social Networks Discoverable?

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/26/2010

On May 26, a federal court issued an opinion in a discovery dispute that applies outmoded federal electronic privacy laws from the 1980s to Facebook and MySpace. The ruling could permanently change the way "social networking"...more

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Twitter v. Manhattan DA Fight Unfortunately Ends with a Whimper

Hey Employers: Employee Social Media Passwords are (Mostly) None of Your Business (Not that You’ve Been Inquiring)

Spoliation of Social Media Evidence: New Jersey Court Cracks Down

Social Media Law Report - Who Owns Your LinkedIn Account, FTC Guidance on Social Ads, More... [Video]

More Trouble With Work-Related Social Media Accounts

Advertising Law -- Feb 21, 2013

Magistrate Recommends Dismissal with Prejudice of Claims Against Global Payments

Magistrate Recommends Lawsuit Against Global Payments Should Be Dismissed

Federal Courts Continue Grappling With Privacy Issues And Employee Communications

Fifth Circuit Holds Data On Personal Cell Phone Not Protected By Stored Communications Act

Employers Won’t Do Jail Time for Snooping Around on Employees’ Cell Phones, But They May End Up Paying for It

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - December 22, 2012

Is 'Private' Data on Social Networks Discoverable?

Social Media Law Report - Who Owns Your LinkedIn Account, FTC Guidance on Social Ads, More... [Video]

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