Use Cases for SMI: Beyond Due Diligence & Jury Selection

The Case for Working with SMI: Part Five

SMI has partnered with Ethan Wall of Social Media Law & Order to produce a series of informational videos discussing the importance of social media evidence for legal professionals. In the fifth video of the series, Ethan discusses how legal professionals can utilize SMI’s investigation & preservation products to access social media evidence which isn’t publicly available.

How do you access social media content if it’s behind privacy settings?

Investigations conducted SMI’s analysts only include publicly available social media content. How can legal professionals use this information to gain access to content which is behind a user’s privacy settings?

[x_icon_list style=”color:rgb(4, 162, 215);”][x_icon_list_item type=”check”]Locate the relevant parties’ social media profiles using SMI’s Deep Report.[/x_icon_list_item][x_icon_list_item type=”check”]Preserve all publicly available social media content using SMI’s Export product.[/x_icon_list_item][x_icon_list_item type=”check”]Attach the preserved social media content to a motion to compel. This will illustrate to the court that content relevant to your case is likely available behind privacy settings.[/x_icon_list_item][/x_icon_list]

Does your law firm need help locating & preserving social media content?

SMI’s certified social media experts can help you gain access to the social media evidence which you need to win the case. Want more information about SMI’s social media investigation or preservation products? Please contact us or call (888) 299-9921 and one of our representatives will gladly assist you.

Responding to Social Media Discovery Objections

Social media evidence is generally not entitled to a presumption of privacy, nor is it subject to privilege protection against discovery. Nonetheless, plaintiffs frequently raise objections to demands for access to social media collection discovery requests. And when a defendant’s discovery request constitutes a broad-scale fishing expedition, plaintiffs often prevail in their objections. Overcoming objections to social media discovery requires practicing restraint and limiting requests to information that could reasonably be considered relevant to a case. ...

The Trendy, Hot NFT Market Has a New Entrant: Patents

In recent years, non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have become a trendy digital sensation, with splashy headlines touting sales totaling six and seven figures. NFTs have even begun making their way into the intellectual property space, including patents. While the law and technology of NFTs are still being refined, NFTs are primed to change the perception and practice of IP and patent law. ...

Social Media Report Reveals That Injury Was Not as Serious as Lawsuit Alleges

Scope The subject is a Nanny and Housekeeper who claimed she was injured in a minor rear-end accident in Wilton, CT on January 8th, 2018, where she claimed serious injuries to her head, neck, and back. Analyst Findings Extensive evidence was found that the subject was being physically active after the incident that occurred on 08 January 2018. The subject is seen photographed in various locations while hiking & ...