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• Death scene photos posted on the web did not subject coroner to liability

  Werner v. County of Northampton, 2009 WL 3471188 (3rd Cir. October 29, 2009) (Not selected for official publication). Plaintiff’s son died in the family home. No one seems to know for sure whether it was…

• Robbery conviction overturned because prosecutor played YouTube video during closing argument

  Miller v. State, 2009 WL 3517627 (Ind. App. October 30, 2009) Appellant Miller and his dad robbed Wedge’s Liquor Store in Logansport, Indiana back in November 2007. During the robbery Miller pulled out a shotgun…

• In New Hampshire, your landlord has to give you free* cable

  Hey, let’s watch HGTV and get some ideas for the apartment! It’s not like we have to pay for it or anything. Anyone who has ever been a landlord will think the New Hampshire Supreme…

• Relationship status and the law: it’s complicated

  Online statements by mother were critical evidence in paternity case Watermeier v. Moss, 2009 WL 3486426 (Tenn. Ct. App. October 29, 2009) Under Tennessee law a man can petition the court to determine that he…

• Court upholds eBay forum selection clause

  Tricome v. Ebay, Inc., 2009 WL 3365873 (E.D. Pa. October 19, 2009) Everyone who signs up to use eBay has to assent to the terms of eBay’s User Agreement. Among other things, the User Agreement…

• Web photos inadmissible as evidence in case against deer hunter

  State v. Ness, — N.W.2d —-, 2009 WL 3296676 (N.D. Oct. 15, 2009) Another day, another state supreme court decision about whether web-found evidence is admissible. Yesterday our discussion was about a MySpace posting in…

• MySpace posting was not improper character evidence at murder trial

  Clark v. State, No. 43S00-0810-CR-575 (Ind. October 15, 2009). [Download the opinion] Defendant Clark killed his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter. At his murder trial, the prosecution introduced the following post Clark had made to his MySpace…

• Web host did not breach contract by terminating rude customer

  Mehmet v. Add2net, Inc., — N.Y.S.2d —-, 2009 WL 3199876 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. October 8, 2009) Plaintiff website operator didn’t pay his monthly hosting fees on time. He called the hosting company and said he’d…

• Group sex photos case heads to trial

  Peterson v. Moldofsky, No. 07-2603, 2009 WL 3126229 (D.Kan. September 29, 2009) Defendant took pictures of his ex-girlfriend “engaged in various sex acts with two other people.” Later he emailed some of the photos to…

• MySpace drinkin’ photos causing real life problems again

  Last time it was probation being revoked. This time it’s children being taken away. A recent Texas case shows how irresponsible social media use can have some unpleasant consequences. Mann v. Department of Family and…