iOS

Using an iPad in Deposition

We see lawyers using iPads during depositions quite often… except they are not the ones asking questions since they are using the iPad to pass the time. This article, from the January 2014 Palm Beach County Bar Association Bulletin, will explain how to question a witness using your iPad and …

Social Media

Florida Judge Disqualified After Facebook-Friending a Litigant

A Florida judge has been directed to recuse herself by an appellate court after the judge sent a Facebook-friend request to a party during divorce proceedings. Specifically, Judge Linda D. Schoonover was presiding over a divorce and, prior to entry of a final judgment, sent a Facebook-friend request to the …

SCOTUS

Supreme Court: If You Possess Any Child Pornography, Do You Owe the Victim Restitution?

The case of Paroline v. United States will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today.  This is one of those cases where emotions are appropriately high but ultimately court observers may find that the Court may dryly rule upon statutory construction issues… meaning grammar.  But this case highlights a …

Privacy

Webinar: Electronic Spying and Tracking Spouses in Divorce Cases: What’s Legal in the Digital World?

Come join us via the internet in a 1.5 hour webinar about spying, surveillance, GPS monitoring, keylogging, and other privacy invasions which occur in the context of divorce cases. While this is discussed in the context of divorces, these tips and techniques arise in our personal and professional lives, regardless …

SCOTUS

US Supreme Court Denies Cert in Osama Bin Laden Burial Photos

On January 13, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court denied cert in the case of Judicial Watch v. Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency (scroll down to page 5).  This case arose from a FOIA request for photos and/or video of Osama Bin Laden corpse and burial at sea.  The Obama …

E-discovery

What is a “Trade Secret” in Florida Discovery? (the existence of free cable tv, apparently)

What’s a “trade secret” for discovery objections and what are the steps for trial court review? In Bright House Networks, LLC v. Albert C. Cassidy et al. (Florida Second District, Jan. 10, 2014), we learn that at least one cable TV provider apparently provides free service to “a significant number …