Privacy Settings Won't Keep Social Media Posts Out Of Court

Law360, New York (March 2, 2015, 10:09 AM EST) -- On Jan. 7, 2015, in Nucci v. Target Corp., et al, the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida, Fourth District, upheld a lower court's order compelling plaintiff Maria Nucci to produce photographs originally posted to her Facebook page. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 7, 2015). The court held there is little, if any, right to privacy in photos posted on Facebook or other similar social networking sites. In this case, the plaintiff asserted personal injuries resulting when she slipped and fell on a foreign substance in a Target store. Specifically at issue on appeal were more than 30 photos the plaintiff posted on Facebook and then removed shortly after the photographs were discussed during her deposition....

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