Posts Tagged ‘social media law’

Social Media and Its Risks to Employers

By Roger Foisy on November 29th, 2011

In a society where checking Facebook or accessing Twitter becomes a daily habit, it is safe to assume that employees visit these types of sites during work hours and on work designated devices, like smartphones or laptops. It is also safe to say that these social media outlets are used daily for...

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Preserving social media evidence without informing our clients. Is this where the law is headed?

By Roger Foisy on October 17th, 2011

In today’s day and age, social network sites have become more prevalent in society, so much so that it now plays a part in court decisions. In a recent motor vehicle accident decision in Sparks v. Dube, [2011] N.B.J. No. 38, a New Brunswick court ordered the plaintiff’s lawyer to retain a...

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