Using Social Media Content to Defend Employment-Related Lawsuits

It is no surprise that social media would contain information relevant to litigation. It is therefore important that attorneys be able to recognize when and how social media content may provide valuable evidence in a case.

28 minute read October 01, 2014 at 01:39 PM

Jessica Neufeld And David S. Weber

For much of America, exposure to some type of social media is a part of everyday life. Fifty-seven percent of all American adults use Facebook ' the most preferred social networking site (or SNS) ' and 52% of Internet users who do not use Facebook live with someone who does.

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