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Legal Intelligencer: Court Provides Guidance on the Authentication of Social Media Posts, Or Does It?

April 13, 2018 | Edward T. Kang

In the April 12, 2018 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward Kang, Managing Member of Kang Haggerty, writes Court Provides Guidance on the Authentication of Social Media Posts, Or Does It?

Facebook has been making headlines lately over claims it shared personal data on more than 87 million people to the political data firm, Cambridge Analytica for use in the 2016 presidential election. In the midst of the Cambridge Analytica chaos, the Pennsylvania Superior Court provided long-overdue guidance on the authentication of posts from Facebook and other social media platforms.

Facebook has been making headlines lately over claims it shared personal data on more than 87 million people to the political data firm, Cambridge Analytica for use in the 2016 presidential election. In the midst of the Cambridge Analytica chaos, the Pennsylvania Superior Court provided long-overdue guidance on the authentication of posts from Facebook and other social media platforms. In the criminal case of Commonwealth v. Mangel, 2018 PA Super 57 (Mar. 15, 2018), a case of first impression in Pennsylvania, the Superior Court held that Facebook posts are not admissible without evidence, whether direct or circumstantial, substantiating the authorship of the messages, see Daniel E. Cummins, “Authentication in the Digital Age: In Recent Cases, Old and New Collide,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 5, 2018, and Zack Needles’ “Superior Court Adopts Standard for Authenticating Social Media Posts,” The Legal Intelligencer, March 21, 2018, for excellent discussions on the Mangel case.

Mergers and Acquisitions (UPDATE)

January 31, 2014 | Kang Haggerty LLC

Google is back in the news with another large sale M&A transaction, but this time, as the seller. In May of 2012, Google purchased Motorola for $12.5 billion in an effort to create a new means of producing hardware to operate the Android operating system. Well this week, it seems Google is giving up, but wishing all the best to Lenova, a strong PC business growing in the smartphone market. Google is selling its Motorola Mobility smartphone unit to Lenovo for $2.9 billion. Continue reading ›

A Market of Acquisitions and Mergers

January 23, 2014 | Kang Haggerty LLC

Many large corporations continue to flex their financial strength even in the modern economy, serving as an example to many smaller businesses that 2014 is the perfect time to expand. Recently, mega giant Google bought smart home device designing…

A Market of Acquisitions and Mergers

Many large corporations continue to flex their financial strength even in the modern economy, serving as an example to many smaller businesses that 2014 is the perfect time to expand. Continue reading ›

Litigation Holds and Governor Christie

January 21, 2014 | Kang Haggerty LLC

When dealing with legal matters, company records and data pertaining to litigation is of vital importance in the resolution of the matter at hand. When a company becomes aware that it is involved in, or may become involved in, litigation, a litigation hold should…

Litigation Holds

When dealing with legal matters, company records and data pertaining to litigation is of vital importance in the resolution of the matter at hand. When a company becomes aware that it is involved in, or may become involved in, litigation, a litigation hold should be entered. A litigation hold (sometimes referred to as a preservation order or a hold order) prevents the destruction, alteration, or hiding of any and all data or information that may become a part of the discovery process at a later time in the litigation. Continue reading ›

Personal Mobile Devices in the Workplace

July 30, 2013 | Jacklyn Fetbroyt

by Jacklyn Fetbroyt

Companies seeking to improve efficiency and employee interaction for work purposes have slowly begun to implement policies allowing employees to use laptops, tablets, and mobile devices in the work place. One issue that arises with BYOD policies is with regard to the employee’s compensation. First, who will pay for the actual device? The monthly service fee? If the employer will pay, in whole or in part, for the device, how will payments be made (or allocated, where necessary)? Moreover, what about the time the employee spends working from his or her mobile device? Continue reading ›

Wyndham Challenges Cyber Security Reach of Federal Trade Commission

July 9, 2013 | Jacklyn Fetbroyt

A large part of society’s current foundation in the 21^st century is unquestionably built upon the storage of billions of pieces of data that can be found and transferred in mere seconds. With this great power comes the burden of developing and implementing tight forms of cyber security to hinder the effort of a new generation of criminals whose aim it to exploit cyber security… Continue reading ›