Eagle v. Morgan, 2012 WL 4739436 (E.D.Penn. 2012) is a case whose impact is likely to reverberate through the social media legal landscape for some time. It addresses interesting questions like who owns an employee’s social media account, what happens to the account when an employee is fired, and whether the account has monetary value to the employee. In Eagle, a …
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Can Hijacking a LinkedIn Account Subject You to Invasion of Privacy and Missapropriation Claims?
In Eagle v. Morgan, 11-4303 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 12, 2013), an employee sued her employer for seizing the employee’s LinkedIn account and blocked her from it for several weeks. After trial, the court ruled in Plaintiff’s favor on the following three state law claims: (1) Claim: Statutory unauthorized use of name Ruling and Reason: Plaintiff’s …
When Private Facebook Posts Come Back to Haunt You
To paraphrase that post-“Black Album” Metallica song (and a pretty tired proverb at that) – be careful what you wish for ’cause you just might get it. I came across this gem recently courtesy of Eric Meyer’s (of Dilworth Paxson, LLP) informative and humorous employment blog: http://www.theemployerhandbook.com/about_me.html The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued an Advice Memorandum (see link …
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