Litigation
Nov. 5, 2011
In serving lawsuits, tech-savvy California sticks to paper
Although state and federal laws do allow in rare circumstances for serving defendants by electronic means, via email or social media, California has made no move to lead the way in so-called e-service.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California is home to Silicon Valley and cutting-edge technology titans like Apple, Facebook and Twitter, but you wouldn't know it judging solely by how lawyers in state courts serve even hard-to-find defendants with lawsuits: by paper.
While some states, such as Utah and Virginia, have started to develop electronic service rules, California, like most states, maintains a method of service firmly...
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