Filing a Lawsuit Alone is Not Enough: Pennsylvania State Court Denies Carte Blanche Access to Social Media Records What Will This Mean for Social Media Discovery?
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. March 12, 2013
By Steve I. Silverman A recent ruling by a Pennsylvania state court denied a defendant’s request for plaintiffs’ social media records. In Hoy v. Holmes, case no.: S-57-12, plaintiffs sued defendant for damages arising from an automobile accident. Defendant sought and later moved to compel production of the plaintiffs’ social media records. The court denied …