When Claiming Workplace Injury, Facebook Posts Aren’t Handy, Man: eDiscovery Case Law

By Doug Austin

In Newill v. Campbell Transp. Co., 2:12-cv-1344 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 14, 2015), Pennsylvania Senior District Judge Terrence F. McVerry ruled on the plaintiff’s motion in limine on miscellaneous matters by allowing the defendant to introduce Facebook posts into evidence that related to the plaintiff’s physical capabilities, but not those that related to his employability.

Case Summary

In this workplace injury case related to the plaintiff’s employment with a shipping company, the plaintiff…

Read the whole entry… »

\n\n

Author

Doug Austin

Doug Austin is the editor and founder of eDiscovery Today and an EDRM Global Advisory Council Leader.

Doug is an established eDiscovery thought leader with over 30 years of experience providing eDiscovery best practices, legal technology consulting and technical project management services to numerous commercial and government clients.

Doug has published a daily blog since 2010 and has written numerous articles and white papers. He has received the JD Supra Readers Choice Award as the Top eDiscovery Author for 2017 and 2018 and a JD Supra Readers Choice Award as a Top Cybersecurity Author for 2019.

View all posts