Category Archives: As Evidence
Affirmed: Dismissal for Text Messaging With Witness
A Florida appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit where the plaintiff sent text messages to a testifying witness. The case, Sky Development Inc. v. Vista View Development, Inc., alleged misrepresentation during the sale of real estate. During trial, … Continue reading
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11th Cir: Admission of MySpace Evidence Harmless Error
Here’s another example of social-networking sites used as evidence in criminal proceedings. In an armed-robbery trial, federal prosecutors offered the defendant’s MySpace page as evidence. The site showed that the defendant called himself “Trigga FullyLoaded” and displayed a picture of … Continue reading
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Twitter Defamation Suit Dismissed
One of the first lawsuits filed over a tweet has been dismissed. In July, Chicago’s Horizon Realty, a property management company, filed a $50,000 libel lawsuit against a former tenant. In the suit, Horizon alleged that one of the tenant’s … Continue reading
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