A dog trainer who claimed he was defamed by online accusations of animal abuse was entitled to tell a jury how many people “liked” the offending Facebook page, a federal judge has ruled. Nevertheless, U.S. District Judge James Cacheris said the jury’s “grossly excessive” $60,000 punitive damages verdict in favor of the dog trainer should [...]
Facebook “likes” admissible but punitives cut in defamation case
September 5th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Civil Cases, U.S. District Court
Tags:Defamation·Social Media
Twitigation
January 6th, 2010 · Comments Off · Social Media
With Twitter reaching the height of its popularity in 2009, it was only a matter of time before the first wave of litigation related to the popular social media platform hit the dockets. Call it twitigation. The most recent in this crop of defamation suits involves Kim Kardashian of reality TV fame. The suit was [...]
Tags:Lawsuits·Social Media·Twitter
Twitter is like the Macarena?
June 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
Larry Bodine, a well-known and well-respected law firm consultant, doesn’t like Twitter. He recently kicked up a storm on the Internet, essentially arguing that the social media outlet has little value for law firms. He was in Richmond earlier this week, talking to the Virginias Legal Marketing Association. I didn’t go, but all my sales [...]
Tags:Social Media·Twitter
Virginia judge asked to approve e-mail service of process
January 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Criminal Cases, Judges, U.S. District Court
We reported recently on an attempt in Australia to use Facebook for service of process, advising archly, “Don’t try this in Virginia.” In Northern Virginia, however, attorneys now hope to use e-mail to serve a summons on an elusive witness. Lawyers for indicted lame duck Rep. William J. Jefferson, D-La., have asked Alexandria U.S. District [...]
