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How to sue someone in the digital age when you don’t know where they live
In every lawsuit the Plaintiff has the obligation to notify all defendants that they are being sued. When a lawsuit is filed the court issues a summons which must be served (usually with a complaint) on every defendant. Massachusetts and probably all other states...
Cyber harassment can be very expensive
The internet and social media has created new opportunities for people to harass and harm others. One person who used the internet to harass a neighbor found it very expensive as a Massachusetts court has issued a judgment of 4.8 million dollars for cyber harassment...
Death and Facebook. The legacy feature
A friend of mine died and his wife posted his death and funeral arrangements on his Facebook page. In this era of social media, Facebook is a natural and expected forum to notify friends and relatives of such information. Unfortunately, use of his Facebook account was...
Judges have to be careful about social media
I have written about the dangers of social media and people who are in court in my blog. Just as people who litigate in court must be careful about the use of social media, so do judges and lawyers. The American Bar Association cautioned judges about this problem...
Arrests made for violating restraining orders by social media contacts
Recently there have been several cases in which people have been arrested for violating restraining orders by contacting the protected person by social media. I have written about this topic in the past on my blog. These cases are the first cases I have found in which...
