Facebook ‘sideshow’ no distraction, lawyer says

By Peter Vieth
Published: December 16, 2010

Tags: Charlotte County Circuit Court, Judge Edward Hogshire, Million-Dollar Verdicts, Personal Injury, Social Media, Wrongful Death

The fight over a wrongful death plaintiff’s Facebook page led to an ugly discovery dispute, with sanctions for the plaintiff’s lawyer for accusing opposing counsel of “hacking” and a spoliation claim for the plaintiff’s deletion of photos from his Facebook page. But the evidence that finally was gleaned from the plaintiff’s Facebook page apparently had little ...

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