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Texting › Mobile Devices

News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote,...

Despite The Risks, Distracted Driving Is Still On The Rise

by Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote,... on 4/8/2013

Distracted drivers endanger not only themselves, but also occupants of other vehicles on the road and pedestrians on the sidewalk. With the rising popularity of smartphones, the problem only continues to get worse....more

Miller Canfield

Be Careful When Searching Student Cell Phones, Sixth Circuit Warns

by David G. King, Christopher M. Trebilcock | Miller Canfield on 4/2/2013

With text messages, Tweets, Facebook posts and other digital communications so prevalent in student’s lives, schools have been struggling to deal with the influx of mobile devices on campus. Last week, the Sixth U.S. Circuit...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Emails and Text Messages On Personal Devices Subject to Public Records Act - Judge’s Ruling Demonstrates Risk to Public Agencies;...

by Kara K. Ueda | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/25/2013

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge recently ruled that emails and text messages concerning city business but stored on a public official’s personal device are subject to the Public Records Act (PRA). The PRA request at...more

Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC

The Dangers of Texting and Driving

by Michael Barasch | Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC on 3/7/2013

Everyone, it seems, is plugged into a cell phone or tablet, texting, talking and surfing the web. But when misused, the convenience of ubiquitous communication can quickly become a menace, particularly if a driver decides to...more

JD Supra Law News

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 2/27/2013

Our latest video report looks at the employment needs of global companies, textual harassment, working interviews, and other labor & employment law issues. This week we're focused entirely on workplace legal issues -...more

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Textual Harassment Could CRE8 Liability For Employers

by Kristin A. LaRosa | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/25/2013

Originally published in Westlaw Journal Employment (Volume 27, Issue 15), February 20, 2013. Consider the following three scenarios: Scenario one: Terrence worked as a flight attendant for Fly Right Airlines. While...more

Audet & Partners, LLP

Received an Unsolicited "Spam" Text Message? You Could Be Entitled to Damages

by Audet & Partners, LLP on 2/8/2013

A recent national study suggests that nearly 75% of cell phone users that send and receive text messages have received unsolicited or “spam” text messages advertising or promoting products and/or services. Another study...more

Dentons

Retention Of Address Book Information In Hashed Form Still Criticized By Canada And Netherlands

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced the results of an investigation into a mobile messaging platform that allows users to send and receive instant messages over the Internet. The OPC coordinated...more

Dentons

Status Updates – Real Time Notice Recommended By Privacy Commissioner

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced the results of their coordinated investigation into a mobile messaging platform...more

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