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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 …

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Posted byPaulPJune 9, 2013January 25, 2015Posted inEmployment Law, Social MediaTags: LinkedIn; Invasion of Privacy; Right of Publicity; Unfair Competition; Tortious Interference; Misappropriation, misappropriation of identity; invasion of privacy; intrusion on seclusion; hijacked LinkedIn account; right of publicity; unfair competition; lost profitsLeave a comment on Can Hijacking a LinkedIn Account Subject You to Invasion of Privacy and Missapropriation Claims?
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