Are you more likely to check your Facebook account than your mailbox?
As the use of social media expands, many are advocating that social
media should be an acceptable means for service of process.
Recently, in the case of FTC v. PCCare247 Inc.,
Case No. 1:12-cv-07189 (March 7, 2013), the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York held that the Federal Trade Commission
could effectuate service of legal documents upon five defendants in
India via email and Facebook message.
Also, a bill has been recently introduced in the Texas legislature, HB 1989, which would allow for substituted service through a social media website.
For an in-depth discussion of the legal issues surrounding service of process and social networking sites, see a recent article
in the Case Western Reserve Journal of Law, Technology, & the
Internet. For other recent blog posts discussing the issue, see here and here.
(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)
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