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Judge Orders Plaintiff to Give Defendant Her Facebook Username and Password So Defendant Can Access Plaintiff’s Account As Part of Discovery

(Orin Kerr) The decision is Largent v. Reed (Pa. Common Pleas Nov. 8, 2011), and it involves a discovery request by the defendant in a civil case arising from a car accident. The defendant has filed a Motion to Compel Facebook Login Information in an effort to look through the plaintif’s account for evidence that she [...]
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A New Twist in Facebook Discovery Decisions

Industries / Law : Tort Talk (last year)

Showing that the road to Facebook discovery is a two way street, Judge William R. Carpenter of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas granted a Plaintiff's Motion to Compel a Defendant to produce his user name and password for ... Read Post

Another Facebook Discovery Case Out of Franklin County

Industries / Law : Tort Talk (last year)

Tort Talkers may recall that, a few weeks ago, I reported on the Franklin Court of Common Pleas Facebook discovery case of Largent v. Reed, 2009 – Civil – 1823 (Nov. 7, 2011) in which Judge Richard J. Walsh of that court directed a ... Read Post

Court Denies Motion to Provide Access to Social Networking Sites in Civil Discovery

Industries / Law : The Volokh Conspiracy (last year)

(Orin Kerr) The decision by the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas is Arcq v. Fields (Dec. 8), and it distinguishes Largent v. Reed (blogged about recently here) on the ground that the party seeking discovery lacked a sufficient goo... Read Post


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