Social media research is the new reality for trial attorneys, the American Bar Association (ABA) opines. Christine Martin of the ABA’s Section of Litigation recognizes that “risks and liabilities covered by the rules of professional ethics, confidentiality, defamation, copyright, and trademark, not to mention legitimate concerns over privacy and safety” are inherent in online social media sites. She makes the following recommendations in the article linked above:
“Attorneys must assume that jurors could look up key definitions on Wikipedia, use Google to research trial participants, including the lawyers, and search for geographical locations and the history of the case. Part of the trial team’s new due diligence is being informed about what is available online.”
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