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Perspective

Jun. 29, 2011

The Facebook Effect on Litigation and Civil Discovery

The rapid ascension of social media has courts struggling over civil discovery issues. By William K. Pao, L. David Russell, and Christina Avedissian of Jenner & Block


By William K. Pao, L. David Russell, and Christina Avedissian


Social media Web sites have forever changed the way we communicate, share information, and document our everyday lives. These sites, including Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and Wikipedia, allow users to voluntarily share information with others. Over the past few years, millions of people have flocked to these sites to do exactly that. Consider this: Facebook currently has 630 million users worldwide; Fl...

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