The day to day challenges claims investigators/adjusters face are many. An inbox that’s always full and a phone that’s always ringing are constantly competing for attention. Activities like background checks, loss history reports, and interviews, all add to the list…
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Case Study: 0260 – Investigator Seeks Social Media Link in Steroids Case
Market: Intelligence Client: Licensed Investigator Service: Social Media Investigation, Preservation Challenge After exhausting their budget on traditional methods of surveillance, a Florida-based private investigation firm realized that information shared on social media might be the key to unlocking their high-profile case. The investigation was centered around allegations…
Case Study: 0015 – National Fast-Food Chain Faces Class Action Lawsuit
National Fast-Food Chain Faces Class Action Lawsuit Market: Legal Client: National Law Firm Service: Litigation Support Challenge When a national fast-food chain faced a class action lawsuit, their legal counsel turned to social media information to verify the eligibility of the…
Social Media Evidence in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Recently, a bankruptcy judge ordered rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, back to court over several of his Instagram pictures. The pictures show the rapper with bundles of cash, one showing piles in his refrigerator, another…
Avoiding Negative Press with Social Media Screening
By now, you have probably heard about Wendy Bell being fired from WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, PA, for racially insensitive comments she made on her Facebook page. Not only does her post reflect poorly on her, but as a long-time employee of the station, her…
3 Dangers of Accidental Social Media Interactions
Have you ever… accidentally liked something on Facebook? accidentally friended someone online? forgotten to set your LinkedIn to view anonymously before creeping on a stranger’s LinkedIn? If you’ve ever done these things, you know that immediate, unpleasant feeling of regret…
Social Media and the NFL Combine
The NFL Combine will be starting up this week in Indianapolis, and as in years prior, the on-field competencies and physical abilities of professional football hopefuls will be evaluated and appraised by executives, coaches, scouts and doctors. Recently, however, reviews of player’s…
Export Now: Why It Can Hurt Your Case to Wait
Do you have a social media account or webpage content that is critical to your case? If you wait even a day to preserve it, you may lose access to it forever. The online and social media worlds are very…
What is SOSINT?
What is SOSINT? You have most likely conducted your very own SOSINT investigation. Have you ever Googled someone, or looked up a fellow colleague on Facebook or Linkedin? Then you have ventured, albeit shallowly, into the world of SOSINT data….
Simplifying SOSINT Research
You need information on a person, whether it be a new hire, a background check, a verification of character, or an assessment of their online presence, you need to make a decision about this person to advance your situation. But…