By Stephen Scott BridgeTower Media Newswires You know what really grinds my gears? The choose-your-own-adventure security boxes that websites use. “Click all boxes with a tree in it.” In those moments, I am filled with self-doubt related to the definition ...

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Attorney Erik Syverson works hard at his job, but he is the first to admit that the research model for his Internet law and civil litigation practice doesn’t fit the shopworn image one might have for lawyerly investigation.   In fact, ...

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As you plan for a successful 2021 for your law firm, don’t forget to consider how you plan to use social media to forward your firm’s marketing and business development goals in the coming year. Importantly, you may want to ...

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South Carolina lawmakers should stop blocking anyone from their social media pages who have not harassed or threatened them or they may soon face free speech lawsuits, an attorney for the state House said. If they are sued over social ...

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  Loose lips sink settlements. In the age of social media, people are known for oversharing. But when it comes to bragging about a legal settlement that has a confidentiality clause, oversharing can cause more than awkwardness or embarrassment. It ...

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Grutzmacher v. Howard County (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-074-17, 29 pp.) (Wynn, J.) No. 15-2066, March 20, 2017; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (Garbis, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Plaintiff, a county fire department battalion chief terminated for activity on his personal Facebook ...

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Liverman v. City of Petersburg (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-182-16, 26 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 15-2207, Dec. 15, 2016; USDC at Richmond, Va. (Spencer, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Reversing a district court, the 4th Circuit says a city violated a police ...

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At this year’s LegalTech New York, a trade show presenting technology for attorneys, law firms and law departments, the legal risks of social media, cloud-based services and collaborative tools were key topics for both presenters and vendors. The first keynote ...

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The embattled South Carolina Department of Corrections appears to be playing a dark game of whack-a-mole as it tries to deal with allegations of prisoner rights violations that keep popping up.

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Seeking to mitigate the negative publicity swirling around his client ahead of a murder trial, defense attorney Charles Grose asked a judge to expand a gag order to include the victim’s mother, other members of her family and all their online supporters.

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