Case Law
Social Media Used as Evidence in Court Cases
Case law is constantly emerging to confirm the detrimental effect that social media usage can have on client’s settlement values. We will continuously update this page with our analysis of the latest case law examples of the impact of social media usage on personal injury and disability settlement values. We will also post unreported decisions shared by other Law Firms who share the same philosophy about client social media posts.
New York County Court Balances the Privacy and Utility of Social Media Evidence
Forman v. Henkin, 134 A.D.3d 529, 2015 Forman v. Henkin, 20 N.Y.3d 656, 2018 In Forman v. Henkin,...
Florida Courts Decide Relevancy of Private Social Media in Levine v. Culligan 2013
Levine v. Culligan 2013 WL 1100404 In Levine v. Culligan 2013, a slip and fall accident led the...
Montana Court Grants Access to Plaintiff’s Social Media Activity
Keller v National Farmer Union Prop. & Cas., 2013 WL 27731 In Keller v National Farmer Union...
Social Media Activity Reveals False Claims of Plaintiff’s Restricted Physical Abilities in Montana
Rhone v Schneider Nat’l Carriers, Inc., 2016 WL 1594453 In Rhone v Schneider Nat’l Carriers, Inc.,...
Texas Court sides with defence social media evidence against plaintiff’s LTD claims
Davis v Aetna Life Ins. Co., 2017 In Davis v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., the plaintiff’s social media...
New York Court Limits Defendant’s Access to Plaintiff’s Social Media Accounts in Personal Injury Case
Kregg v. Maldonado, 951 N.Y.S2d 301 In Kregg v. Maldonado, a New York decision, the defendants...