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 [...]
No online land record access, audit says
By Peter Vieth
Published: October 4, 2010
Tags: Charlotte County Circuit Court, Circuit Court Clerk Audits, Technology
The story of a Virginia circuit court clerk who provides no online access to electronic land records highlights tensions between the drive to automate courthouse research and concerns about public access to personal information in those records. Charlotte County Circuit Court Clerk Stuart B. Fallen is apparently the only circuit court clerk in Virginia to [...]
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