Some time back, I discussed a case where the defendant in a personal injury lawsyit was trying to obtain continued discovery of a plaintiff’s Facebook and My Space entries. See my prior post. The Houston trial judge had ruled that after the plaintiff changed her settings to private, the defendant could no longer obtain
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Defendant Seeks Facebook and MySpace Entries
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
In a lawsuit in Houston, the defendant has filed a writ with the Texas Supreme Court seeking access to a plaintff’s Facebook and MySpace entries. The defendant wants the entries because they represent a "compilation" of who the plaintiff is. See petition for writ of mandamus. In Re Magellan Holdings, LP And…
Plaintiff Sanctioned with Dismissal of her Case
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Discrimination lawsuits, like many lawsuits, rely heavily on discovery. Discovery is the process by which we seek the other sides’ evidence. In employment cases, the discovery process takes on added importance because the employer has most of the key evidence. The employer, for example, posses personnel records regarding other employee who were terminated for similar…
Facebook Becoming Essential to an Employment Lawsuit
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Posted in Litigation and trial practice
The first thing one defense lawyer does when he is hired for an employment case is check the employee’s Facebook account. See blog post. Eric Meyer, a defense lawyer, looks for references to the work place or the employer. He prints out any pictures. He looks for any information that refutes or refers to…
Length and Cost of a Lawsuit
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My friend Gene Lee wrote a good post about how long discrimination lawsuits can take. He refers to statistics showing that from start to finish, the average lawsuit will take 22 months. That sounds about right for the San Antonio area, also. Here in South Texas, we can file the typical discrimination lawsuit in state…